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Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my surgery. I got a Medtronics Avalus valve and some unexpected work done to repair the Mitral valve (damage they couldn’t see in prior work ups). I will be 59 in July. Overall things are good. I exercise regularly. One issue I still have is a kind of...

Hello, my last posts were in the Introductions section - I think back in April or May - so it's been awhile. I had the aortic valve replaced and the mitral valve repaired. The valve put in is the Medrontic Avalus at 27mm. The surgery went well and I was let out of the hospital after about a...

Hi, I've been reading threads here for awhile and figure that it's time to participate! I'm a guy and I'll be 58 in July and have appointments this coming week with a surgeon and cardiologist as well as a CT and Ultrasound of the neck (UVa in my hometown). I'm told I will need surgery soon for...