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Great to here We decided I. The On-x valve as well it has beeb doing great getting close too the right warfarin dosage waiting on approval to get a home monitoring inr. On 2. 4mg. pills now.

7 months for me too now. Biscupid Aortic valve Aortic aneurysm 6.0 cm. Did not know until surgery was done. Had a TIA about 2 months ago but on more meds doing better now 35 years old.

I hear ya. I had my AVR and Aortic graft done Feb. 18th of this year went back to work almost 4 months after due to COVID and I'm a commercial plumber, I was outside 100 degree weather hand digging after work got sick exhausted shortness of breath and pale skin for days after to recooperate. A...

Thank you it may be what is going on and after time go away, but other then thatbdoing alot better since the Surgery. Tak care...

Thank you for the advice hope your friend gets better and I will look more into this afib. Take care...

Ok thanks for information its not too bad just some episodes here and there, but will keep track and next cardiologist appointment will let him know. Other then that I feel alot better then I did before surgery.

Hello all, it has been 3 months now since my surgery and got to admit this site and the people on it have helped me and my family with great information and hearing other people's experiences easier to go threw it before and after surgery. My INR is almost at a set target with taking Warfarin 6...

Hello ATHENS1964 I had my Aortic Valve Replaced the 18th of February, We did not know I was born with a bicuspid valve either until the after Surgery. The surgery went well I have a really great Surgeon and Cardiologist. My wife and I decided to get the newer On-x mechanical valve implanted and...

Hello all, first month in from having my On-x Aortic Valve implanted in. We go every once a week on Wednesday's to have blood drawn for INR level checked. The first week was one 4 mg of Coumadin, a week later they said take three 4 mg pills and then two 4 mg pills after the third day at 4pm...

Thank you good to be here and for all your advice.

Good luck my friend . cheers

I posted a few months ago on pre-surgery and many of y'all gave some good advice. It's been 11 days after surgery, went with the On-X valve and my Surgeon put a graft in my Aorta to extend for the valve to fit. Everything went extremely good, my Surgeon is one of the best. He found out that I...

Thank you for all you advice. Your knowledge is wise and helpful I will remember it and tell my wife, can't wait to get this done and feel better. take care.

Thank you very much the feedback. Ready to get better. Merry Christmas to you.

Hello new to the site, I watched a YouTube video from a past patient and he mentioned this forum. I started getting symptoms almost a year ago January 2019. I was working out of town and notice chest pain I've had in the past worsen and shortness of breathe. Now when I was a kid I always had a...