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    My 3rd year running.

    The don't know how to ask this but I'll to put it as simple as I can. Is marriage a possibility with a mechanical valve or is it gonna be an hindrance? What about Sex life after surgery?
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    My 3rd year running.

    I'm on my 3rd year with St Jude aortic mechanical valve. Hope to add many more years to it with home monitoring. Now can anyone help me with some info that is marriage feasible with mech valve?
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    52 years on ONE valve

    Your an inspiration I'm only in my 3rd year. Hoping to add many more.
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    Mechanical Valve - clicking

    I guess almost everyone hears the clicking of the valve. I hear mine clicking too and it's prominent during night time. Otherwise throughout the day I can hear sometimes when I concentrate and not so other times. In my case I get assurance feeling when I hear the valve clicking signalling to me...
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    Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve ?

    How about chances of internal bleeding and clot with warfarin and normal injury like cut and scratch ? Also my doc who said to go with mech valve already made a warning regarding in internal bleeding and clot related issues and also the possible consequences in case of clot and further more...
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    Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve ?

    Actually I am quite confused with different doc suggesting diff opinion thats why i look up to you people for real life experience and like you said 2nd or maybe 3rd due in time when I will reach about 55-60 something which will be very difficult actually very but then I dont know what to go for...
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    Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve ?

    Hey guys I am back with another question this time due to my appointment with a surgeon for which I was trying for over a month and today after seeing him he suggested that I should go ahead with Tissue valve and as per him it can last around 20 years given the maker says 25-30 years plus...
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    Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve ?

    Hey Guys, Thanks for the opinion, I am finally going with mechanical valve and surgery is scheduled somewhere next week or the week after I give my consent. Now for the most important part i would like to know is about the difficulties of warfarin and how manage INR and what problem will it pose...
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    Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve ?

    Thanks for some very important suggestion that will long way in helping me guys. Further can you guys suggest if i go with mech valve which valve should i be considering and how am i to manage it after operation.
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    Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve ?

    Hey Ryan, I have consulting quite a few docs for second opinion and everyone says mech, Valve except my probable surgeon who is somewhat comfortable with tissue valve and has even suggested Trifecta Tissue Valve which have been lab tested for over a billion pump equivalent to 25 years but then i...
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    Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve ?

    Hey there, I am Shah 27 years old diagnosed with BAV and will undergo surgery soon and what I am really confused is about the selection of the Valve. I wanna go ahead with Tissue Valve since it doesnt require much of anticoagulant but all the docs I have been seeing says they can only last for...
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