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I’ll be a bit more up front about it. Schwarzenegger’s story is one of failure. pure and simple. The dude has had at least 3 open heart surgeries when he only needed one. If he would have just gotten a mechanical during his first surgery then he would have been done with it. But nope. He went...

You know you’re going to need to have surgery. It will happen. Thus, in my humble OPINION, it is much better to have surgery before symptoms start and your body is still healthy. Waiting 6 months or a year does what? Nothing except provide more risk (e.g. your heart muscle thickens...

I’m an odd one here. I test twice a week. That comes to another ~$240 per year for solely “peace of mind”. But, for me, it’s worth it right now given my financial ability to do it. Maybe one day I’ll go to once a week. But not anytime soon. With the above said, testing twice a week means...

I’m probably one of the rare people here that have tried just about everything. Disposable lances of various sizes. SoftClix lancets of various sizes. At one point I measured some of the options with my calipers (length and width). I actually had a hard time for the first year of my blood...

Hi @macdaddy I have a Mech valve - placed when I was 50. I am extremely happy with the choice I made and have never second guessed it. HOWEVER, if I was 70 years old, there is no question in my mind - NONE - that I would have went with a tissue valve; the Edwards Inspiris Resilia to be...

Sad but true. When it comes to getting back to my daily routine, I was pretty headstrong about it. I’m active. Running, working out, working on our house, working on our vehicles. I’m always busy. A few months after working out I was on ladders and under cars. My biggest target was to get back...

Just be careful. Truly. There are those of us that rush things too quickly and have major setbacks. Some people get back to things 100%. Some of us do not. If I could give one piece of advice it would be to take a year off and focus on recovery, walking, walking, walking, and light light...

It sounds like you have a good handle on things. Kudos to doing your research. I believe that the younger doctors aren’t as versed on Warfarin while also getting bombarded with marketing on the tissue valve side. Plus, let’s definitely not ignore the fact that the common thought by doctors...

This makes me happy; to see people getting back to the things they love and doing it without any real issues. Awesome brother. That’s rad.

Happy to see that you are finally moving forward. IMHO, this valve choice is the perfect choice for you when considering your previous posts. Go “Git er dun” and then enjoy your time extended. You got this.

My simpleton thought … If you’re severe, you KNOW you’re gonna need to have surgery. If you kick the can down the road you run the risk of having a bad outcome. You don’t know what tomorrow holds. Tomorrow could hold those symptoms that you don’t want. Again - you already know you need surgery...

If it helps ease your mind, I take 13mg a day. I also eat a lot of greens and take extra Vitamin K.

For the record, I now take 13mg a day :) I was at about 10mg prior to I taking larger amounts of Vitamin K each week. I eat two huge salads at least twice a week now. These salads will include lots of greens, Avocados, etc. Large serving of Broccoli at least once a week. And probably one of...

I’d like to second or third all of the recommendations about talking to more than one SURGEON. For the record, I only talked to my cardiologist and his recommended surgeon. That could have been disastrous. My cardiologist recommended a tissue valve for me. Why? I won’t even regurgitate it here...

My docs basically told me the same thing.

@Spookygal For some reason a previous post I made in another thread popped into my head this AM when I woke up this morning. I wanted to give you a link to it. My post is post #6 https://www.valvereplacement.org/threads/first-surgery-coming-up-and-afraid.889198/#post-926007

The company selfcaredepot appears to be in it for the long haul. I’ve just exchanged messages back and forth with them and they indicated that they have a good supply that is reliable. They have great expiration dates, etc. So I’ll be keeping them on my shortlist and checking in with them from...

Wow. This is bad news. If eBay stops allowing these then the other sellers are going to have high demand and not enough supply. Higher prices and a potential to run out before finding a new box is potentially our future. I guess I need to figure out how to get these through the proper channels...

It’s difficult to hear you need major surgery. I know exactly how that feels so you’re in the right place for sure. From the moment I was told that I had a BAV to the moment I was told I needed surgery was a little over 2 years. This was after being told that I could potentially live with my...

Truly great video on Aspirin. Very valuable. The discussion on statins is also super valuable. I rejected being on them for years. My LDL and my total have always been off the charts. Even with a perfect diet I am at the max limit (which is still too much). Finally accepted statins about 6...