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Happy to hear the good news.

Hugs to you, brother. Completely natural to have these thoughts/feelings. The success rate is like 97/98%...you're going to get through this. I was thankful for the surgery. I take Warfarin once a day like a vitamin. I ride quads (moderately), waterslides, basketball, etc. The only thing...

Mark, the mechanical valve has been great for me. I take Coumadin daily, but I just look at it as a vitamin. My brother has the On-X valve and he doesn't have any complications. Hopefully with the mechanical valve, this is the last surgery you'll ever need. My surgery wasn't even a year ago...

Hang in there, your feelings are completely natural. When it comes to the heart it's extremely important to be transparent with you Cardiologist. I had all of the same thoughts and feelings you have, and now, for the most part, I feel great. I play catch with my kids, do waterslides, and live...

Shirley, my brother has had three surgeries to correct his issues. He had one in third grade, one at age 21 and then recently at age 42. The reason for the third one was his aortic arch need to be replaced. He had that surgery at Loma Linda University. During this surgery they also replaced...

Hello there! I just joined this site yesterday. I saw that you were online so I looked you up. You had the same surgery as me. Bicuspid replaced with a mechanical valve (don't know if you have a mechanical valve) and I also had an aortic aneurysm fixed. Just thought I'd introduce myself...