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Can you please tell me your recent tavr story and results? Thank you

Can you please tell me your recent tavr story and results? Thank you

Hello all, Some background. im 45, had avr and aneurysm repair/root remodel 11 yrs ago. Have found out in October that i should prepare for another surgery as the valve is starting to calcify. Was not ready then and still not ready, i delayed and have been monitoring every three months. I had a...

After a long hiatus from the board i find myself back where i first started. I had my valve replaced 10 years and 3 months ago with an Edwards 29mm bovine valve, i was 34 at the time. I decided with the help of my surgeon that technology would be on my side regarding TAVR as long as i hope to...

Hello All, Im still here but ticking louder than ever!!! I do NOT have a mechanical actually an edwards magna valve put in 2005. Health good valve still seems fine. Recently i feel like my heart is beating stronger and louder. I had the issue like many of you after surgery where i could feel it...

Hello All, I hope you are well. I wanted to ask your opinion on what to do with I guess what I call SVT and STRONG heart beats? I am five years post surgery for Aneurysm and aortic valve replacement at cedars with Dr Raissi. First off I feel just fine, a little more stress than usual but...

Hi All, I hope you are well. Can you please let me know if anyone has been successful obtaining life insurance since surgery? If yes please give me details if possible, if not and you feel like letting me know the reasons behind it I would appreciate you sharing your experience. I know this...

Hello, I wonder how long we can take this drug before it is not effective anymore? Can you please let me know if any of you have been on this longer than 5 yrs and 10yrs and at what dose? Any long term sideffects? I am only 36 and have been taking 100mg daily since surgery 2.5 yrs ago...

Hello Everyone, I wonder if anyone can lend some input on this? I am 2.5 yrs post surgery (avr and aneurysm) and seem to be doing just fine. I have completed my most recent Echo which seemed to be quite normal, with just 1 new finding a PARADOXICAL septal motion was noted during LV M mode...

Hello All, I hope you are having a nice summer. I want to get feedback from any successful people who managed to obtain life Insurance post op. I had a avr and Aneurysm removal 2 years ago and am only 36 currently. I really need to get coverage for my family and hope there is a resident...

Hello All, I hope you have all been healthy and healing. I have not been on the boards most reecently but wanted to chk in with many of you who have gone through 1 yr POST OP. I have for the most part experienced discomfort (not pain or pressure) in the chest around the incision and...

Hi All, Been running around like crazy with a new business venture so I have not had much time to offer posts lately. It seems like over the past 2 mths I have been getting a slight chest pain that lasts for a couple of days then goes away. I last addressed it about 6 weeks ago when I was on...

hELLO aLL, I am in Spain on holiday and have recently found that I have started to experience slight tenderness (location is at the end of the sternum and incision about 1 inch to the left) size is about a thumb print. I am 6 months post BAV and aneurysm removal, and I have experienced slight...

Hello all, I am now 6 months post AVR replacement and Aneurysm removal. I am a Bi-cuspid. I have noticed little aches and pains in the chest (both sides) occasionally. Nothing that lasts, sometimes near the incision and sometimes over the rib etc etc. Lasts 10 secs or so, like with a sudden...

Hello All, Just thought I would look for some insight as I am confused at best. Did my 3 month Echo last week and got the results. The two concerns are; 1) It seems like my Aortic valve (which was replaced) is still moderately leaky and now my Mitral valve is mild to moderate as well. I never...

Hello, I had a filling yesterday at the dentist + a cleaning and my chest started becoming sore around the incision last night. I also woke up with some sweat on my neck at 3am. I had a very stressful evening (issues with daughter), but not sure that the chest pain feels any different than...

Hi all, When do you think downhill skiing is appropriate? I am 4 mths post op and doing fine. Started lifting and a little swimming. I am planning a tahoe ski trip for Thanksgiving and would like to know If I should be ok to ski. I am not a good skiier. Cory

Hello All, I have been feeling poorly for the last 6 days. Low grade fever (100 max) joint and muscle pain, Heart pounding, just an overall feeling of flu or infection but I am not sick (feels like the infection is witin if you get what I mean) ? No runny nose, cough, sore throat. I have not...

Hello All, I have been experiencing slight pain in my upper right chest (around the pec)since Monday after dinner. Actually I did the Stairmaster Monday pm about 30 minutes after dinner with my food not digested totally and completed 2 miles in 22 minutes. Right after I stepped off my right...

Hello All, I am now 9 weeks post-op and doing well. I wonder what experiences you have had with sun exposure after surgery. I want to go swimming and lounge the pool this weekend, question is should I do it with a shirt on and can I "tan" with the right sun block? Any thoughts are...