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Thanks for all the replies guys. Certainly a lot to take in and it’s given me plenty of questions to ask my surgeon when I see him.

Hi Paul, thanks mate, love these positive stories. Really need to hear them now. Do you home test or go to a clinic, and how often do you test? since my first surgery I’ve had migraine type blurry eyes about once a week that last 30 min and then clear up. Also get a strong pulse thumping in...

Hi Warrick. Thanks for the reply. Yes it was a bicuspid valve & there were no other issues. After my first surgery it all went well so I’m shocked to be having to go under in 14 months time but I’ve come to terms with it just is what it is and that’s the cards I’ve been dealt. With the INR...

Hi Pellicle. Thanks for the reply and great answer. I have a meeting with the surgeon shortly so will definitely take his advice and learn more about the pros and cons of both. For example I wasn’t aware of the decrease health with the minimal surgeries. My cardiologist basically played down the...

Hi, I’m a returning member. Not that long ago I was on here regularly taking in information which helped so much with my first operation. That operation to repair my aortic valve was only 14 months ago (I was age 40) and all went to plan but have just been informed my last eco showed bad...

Hi Willie, I’m in Australia mate so got it done I’m Melbourne. Before going in the surgeon had no idea if he could repair or replace it. It came down to how much damage there was to the valve. So it wasn’t till I woke up that I found out whether he had replaced or repaired it. Thankfully he...

The Propranolol I was only put on after the blurry eyes as a possible preventer and also for blood pressure and disturbances of heart rhythm.

Hi Quarry, I had about 6-7 episodes of it yesterday where I need to lie down for 10-15 min till they clear but it keeps coming back. Can't keep living like this. It better reduce soon. im currently taking Brufen 3 x a day and Propranolol 2 x a day. I hope they start working.

Yes, I'm having this as well. Just 7 days out now and feel great. The heart has become a secondary issue to what's currently happening. i get wavy blurry eyes, feel dizzy and light headedness, can feel my head pulse has I can feel a slight thud. It's a pretty horrible feeling. Docs have given...

Hi Honeybunny & thanks. Yes I agree this forum helped me so much when I was waiting for my op so soon as I could I wanted to come on and share my experience. Another good tip for those waiting is bring your own pillow. It's hard to get comfy and hospital pillows are the worst. My wife brought...

Thanks for the kind words guys. That's great news Leadville. I never understood why people would say anxiety and waiting is the worst part. Now I do. It's behind you, it's a sense of relief, it's not as bad as you are imaging in your head right now and bring in the rest of my life. You'll do great.

This is Mick who posted last about my surgery on October 19th.. So I'm 3 days out from having my aortic valve fixed. We went in wanting a repair but no guarantees till he opened me up. well my surgeon (my hero) was able to repair it so it's fair to say I'm pretty pumped about that. For others...

Thanks everyone. Recieved more responses than I ever expected. Very grateful I found this site. I've read every message and each message has given me more confidence so thank you. Will be back on soon as I feel up to it to share my story and hopefully help others who are currently in my...

Yeah those are my thoughts with the inr. Also what if I eat something that I don't realise throws out my levels or anything that changes my levels that I'm not aware of. How long can it be out before something goes wrong? all these question I guess are questions because it's all new and...

Yeah I want to stay in that "little world" for a bit. If they can't repair it and do the mechanical I reckon I'll have a bit of anxiety with my inr levels next. Time will tell.

I go in tomorrow at 4.00 with surgery for sometime Thursday. Can't wait to just get it behind me now. I look forward to sharing my experience.

Thank you so much for your reply. These stories help no end. I'm like you in that I'm very fit and very active. I hate sitting around so that will be frustrating but understand it's all part of the process in getting better. I'm a bit of a whimp when it comes to pain (haha) so that will be...

Thanks for the responses guys. I'm taking everything on board & thats giving me the confidence to do this. Not even overly afraid of the dying part. I have a great surgeon who has filled me with great confidence in that aspect. He's very experienced and a star at what he does. Together with my...

Ok so just 3 days to go now till the big day. Had every emotion under the sun. Still nervous but right now biggest emotion is just wanting it over and done with. It's been a long wait. Any last minute advice/tips would be much appreciated to ease the nerves that I do have. I look forward to...

I'm due for surgery in October and as a 40 yo was/am leaning towards mechanical as I believe managing warfarin will be no big deal. Take a tablet a day, get a test a month seems fine. i also believe once you're stable it's pretty easy to stay stable. So my doc tells me....... After reading the...