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Hi all, I haven’t been on much at all but I do lurk every so often- My husband Joey had a ross procedure done by Dr Paul Stelzer 17 years ago His aortic valve is now leaking again as is his mitralvalve He is scheduled for an AVR and mitral repair ( Dr Stelzer again) morning jan 14 Any ideas or...

My daughter's friend's father just had a massive heart attack and will be needing OHS bypass surgery. he is at mass general right now. Any suggestions for surgeons there? Her friend just had a baby in seattle and her mom is there with her, so her dad is in the hospital alone until she arrives...

Hi all, I haven't been on for some time now. I first joined about 15 years ago right before my hisband, Joey, had his ross procedure done. I am now back with questions regarding my dad's condition. He is 82, had avr ( st. Jude's mechanical valve) and bypass surgery about 18 years ago. He also...

hi all, haven't been around much, but needed to mention that Sept. 20th was joey's 10 year anniversary. he has had several bumps in the road, a-fib being a biggie, but he had an ablation done in january and is now, for the first time in years, free of any meds. i thank G-d every day for this...

i remember like it was yesterday.... joey was scheduled to have his ross procedure by dr. stelzer on sept. 12 th but after 9/11, they agreed to reschedule to the 20th of sept. the city was still on edge and raw from 9/11; everyone was feeling very vulnerable. i think i must have lost 10 lbs that...

hi all, joey is scheduled to go in for an ablation at nyc's mt.sinai hospital with dr. mehta. they are supposed to have all the new state of the art equipment and methods. they have also recruited numerous big names who now operate out of mt. sinai, dr. paul stelzer being one of them (formerly...

hi all, as many of you know, joey was taking amiodarone for many years. he was on a scant dose and the doctors felt that as long as it was doing it's job (which it was), he should stay on it. i was very unhappy and uncomfortable with that decision and kept urging joey to try other meds. he...

hi all, i've been in touch with a gentleman who is a bit hesitant to enter into the site. he asked me if i'd ever heard of the following doctor. i haven't but maybe some of you have: Adam's Heart Valve Surgery Blog Guest Blog: “Scarless Heart Valve Surgery For Women” By Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo...

hi all, i'm sorry i haven't been here in what seems like ages. i don't know where the time goes. in fact, i can't believe it's been 7 years already. joey and i remember this day very well, considering he was supposed to have his RP with dr. stelzer on sept. 12th and on 9/11/01 we were downtown...

hi all, my dad, who has a st. jude's aortic valve and a repaired mitral valve is on coumadin. about a year ago they found his platelet count to be a little low. once again, it is low. does anyone know if this has any correllation to his taking coumadin? any help or info is appreciated. thanks so...

hi all, i'm sorry i haven't been on for quite some time. i do peek in from time to time to make sure you're all still ok. joey's dad, i think i mentioned some time ago, is 89 years old and has deteriorated tremendously over the last few months. his aortic valve is stenotic, he has severe chf...

hi all, i was unsure about posting this since nothing can be done at this point, but here goes... joey's father is 89 y.o. and the most wonderful loving man (like father, like son). he has had numerous health issues ranging from arthritis to ulcers (from the arthritis meds), high calcium blood...

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hi all, my dad is having quite the time getting his coumadin levels stabilized. one day they're too high and they tell him to refrain for a day, the next few days they're too low and he loads with coumadin. i remember there being a thread where someone (al?) listed percentages, and based on...

today is joey's 5th year anniversary of his ross procedure. wow! where does the time go? i am so thrilled! i think the 5 year marker_ for some reason_ was very crucial to me (not sure why). funny thing though, joey doesn't consider himself a "heart patient". i know he's not the only one and i...

hi all, my dad is having a cath and pre-op this wed. at nyu med. and his minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid repairs done on thursday, 9/14. he already has a st. jude's aortic valve and takes coumadin. some of you may remember that he almost bled to death a few years back because of...

hi, after all that hemming and hawing, my dad is finally having minimally invasive surgery (we hope) on thurs. sept. 14. they will be doing a cath on wed. sept. 13 and as long as there are no coronary issues, dr. colvin will do a minimally invasive mv repair and tricuspid repair. we are all a...

hi all, i've read on some threads that there are some meds that can be given to keep chf under a bit of control. joey's dad_88_ was recently found to have a leaky valve that is causing sob and wheezing. he has had a few difficult nights trying to catch his breath and was taken to the doctor...

hi all, my dad had avr almost 7 years ago along with double bypass surgery. he is in chronic afib and takes coumadin (has a st.jude's valve). he now needs to have his mitral and tricuspid valves repaired and has decided to have dr. colvin at nyu do this procedure minimally invasive. he just has...

hi, my dad had avr and double bp surgery almost 7 years ago. he has a st. jude's valve and takes coumadin, both of which he is happy with. this past week, he went for an echo and his cardio told him that his mitral valve is leaking quite a bit and that he will be needing surgery on it in the...