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Thanks Chuck. I was “symptom free” but demonstrated the classic BP drop during stress echo due to severe aortic stenosis. No heart wall damage thankfully but my cardiologist shined the light on the level of risk.

So today I woke up and decided to hit my self assigned recovery goal. I had a goal to climb a mountain near where I live before my one year anniversary. Eleven miles total and a climb to 2100 feet. It was a beautiful day, water flowing and flowers blooming. My heart rate rarely hit above 130...

Sam, initially I had a concern with a resident/fellow driving the surgery. That's the price you pay for using a high volume teaching and learning facility. But by no means are they unsupervised and the entire team is "at the ready" to address any unforeseen complications. As it turns out, my...

Maybe crustiness but no spoilage. ;)

What’s our expiration after opened? 🤣

First off, welcome to the board. In 2003 I had valve sparing aneurysm repair. In addition to the aneurysm I had a bicuspid aortic valve. It lasted 20 years and 13 years past the current data. But I did eventually require BAV replacement surgery in 2023 and most likely you will too. I was 63...

Yes, you recall correctly. I posted it!

If you are interested in how grapefruit blunts drug metabolism. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/grapefruit-juice-and-some-drugs-dont-mix#:~:text=Many%20drugs%20are%20broken%20down,much%20drug%20in%20your%20body.

...and I will take note of the units used ;)

Welcome to the site and good luck moving forward. I'm curious, have you ever had genetic testing for clotting? Typically identified as thrombosis panel (deep vein thrombosis) and includes Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin gene mutation and MTHFR gene and possibly protein S & C. The test findings...

I asked my doctor to add Lp(a) to some follow-up labs I'm having drawn next month. I'm highly curious. I have never had a calcium score conducted but via other CT scans outside of thoracic views, the only small presumed plaque "spots" were lower in my abdomen. Otherwise clear coronaries.

Jeff, I flew about 4 hours away a 8 days after surgery. No problems. Take advantage of the wheelchair service.

You might ask for an analgesic pain patch. I had the same problem after my last surgery. But make sure they scrub your back after usage. I had a very itch rash. Good luck.

Gail, I believe you and I had the same surgeon and I think I might still have his old drawings as well. He is a wonderful man. He spent a lot of time with me answering all my questions no matter how trivial. They all still talk highly about him at Stanford.

I didn’t realize that. Filled chapter 11 last month. I can’t find anything that shows they have stopped testing will going through bankruptcy. But it’s probably a matter of time unless they get purchased. I did find another company who is part of Exact Science. They have been around for a...

Now that you point it out, it was a squirrelly thing to say. My apologies.

Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Bob!

There is a company called Invitae that does genetic testing for AAA risk. I believe your doctor needs to request and you may have a short battle with your insurance company. I am different from Pellicle because I do like to have as much information as possible when making decisions, albeit non...

It sounds like your pup has a caring master. Thanks for sharing and good luck managing this new discovery.

Crooser, great post. I have been sharing Yale’s presentation on this site for a year now when it comes to data to consider when to have surgery. Happy to see you found an easier way to share via this publication. Thanks.