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HI all, I dont come on much anymore, but remember a bunch of you and good to see you all here.

Hi Peggy, Welcome! Hope you are feeling better after that frightening start. Hope you keep coming back. Stay well!

Welcome! As you have seen, everyone here is helpful, informative, and "gets it". as Superman said: whatever you do will be better than what you have so choose what you think will help you sleep at night. Then don’t look back. The waiting and pre-decision time can be the hardest. Please keep...

Everyone here has a point, but in the end, i believe it's a very personal choice. My father had a mechanical valve and took coumadin for decades. My husband opted for a Ross procedure almost 20 years ago and had to redo his AV two years ago. Both were/are very pleased with their choices...

Hi Mickey, You might want to have a look (chat) with ShezaGirlie : Mitral Valve Replacement in Austin, Texas!!! Your comments/experience please!. She just went through this decision in august. Hope this helps and please keep us posted! All the best, sylvia

congratulations!!! Joey had his ross procedure done 19 years ago today, but had an AVR redo two years ago along with mitral repair. great news that you are doing so well!

Hi Anand, Joey's aortic valve started leaking severely (dilated ascending aorta and dysfunction of left leaflet) after 17 years. In addition, his mitral valve started leaking as well (hence the repair ring). His left ventricle was enlarged as a result. hope this helps!

i'm sorry you are going through this, Katy. Did the drs do all the required tests prior to your surgery (cath, TEE)? If not, how did he conclude that your valves were leaky enough to warrant surgery? if he did, i'm as lost as dick and maybe do seek another opinion. Sounds odd to me as well...

wishing you a smooth, uneventful recovery!

Hi Cooperman, it is my understanding that from all the manipulation of the heart in surgery, sometimes a fib follows. My husband Joey went into a fib 4 days post op when he had his ross procedure in 2001. Prior to surgery he had several bouts as well and was on sotolol ( betapace) preventatively...

sounds like your mom is on her way to a great recovery. wishing her continued strength and hoping all goes smoothly from here on in. please keep us posted!

so happy to hear, Janie. thrilled that this is behind you; wishing you a very smooth, uneventful recovery!!!

great news! so much good ahead of you both! all the best to you and your family!

Janie, hope all goes smoothly today and look forward to hearing about it soon.

wishing you a continued smooth, uneventful recovery!

Hi Greeny, valve choice is a very personal thing. There is no right or wrong choice- either is lifesaving. My dad had a mechanical valve ( st. Judes)for some 20+ years (passed away at 86, that valve served him well). My husband had a ross procedure at 49 and needed to have the valve replaced 17...

Thank you for keeping us updated on your wife's condition. Praying for her continued recovery.

Joey loves his Apple watch. He got it last year before his OHS and it helped keep track of his heart rate and EKG. Initially, it frequently alerted him that he had fallen because it reacts to certain movements. Eventually it became aware that these are movements he normally does and adapted. He...

Hi M, my husband, Joey, had his RP in sept. 2001 and had a re-op in jan. 2019(also by the same surgeon who did his first surgery), this time replacing his aortic valve with a bovine. Joey is now 68 (today). The reasoning for the larger bovine valve was that, in the future, when the valve...

Wow! Amazing! Great to hear!