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Hi bratbuz... I'm from Bay Area as well. I feel your pain. I had problems with my vocal cord as well. It went away after couple of weeks. It is amazing how body recovers after such an experience. My surgery (aortic root replacement and aortic mech valve) was done by Dr.Craig Miller in July...

You are right. No body told me to avoid greens, it is just me :-). I wish they told me not to drink coffee while on coumain!!!. Sigh... my doctor told me "no restrictions", but be moderate!!!! What is moderate for anything? A cup of coffee/day or three cups/day? hmmm... Sugar is whole another...

Warfarin is not a big issue Warfarin is not a big issue I'm 36/male. I had my AVR and root replaced at Stanford on 20th,July,2006. I opted to go with St.Judes mech valve. I don't see any issue with coumodin. I also do in home testing like some of the members here. I totally avoid greens...

Checkout Stanford Checkout Stanford Since u r in SF Bay Area, did you try talking to Stanford Surgeons?. I had my AVR/Aneruesym repair by Dr.Craig Miller 5 weeks ago, . He is a great surgeon and I know one of the member had a reop with him as well. Good luck.

All, Finally after spending 9 days at the hospital I was back home on sunday. I didn't immediatly post the msg as I was too tired to sit in front of the computer. Now i'm in the recovery phase of the surgery. So far so good. I had to spend little bit more than 3 days in ICU due to fluid all...

Hello All, I'm going in for the pre-op today. My surgery is tomorrow (thursday) at Stanford,CA. I'm feeling the inner calm that many of you felt. At the same time, there is little bit of excitement about the possibility of getting back in shape in few weeks. I've learnt so much from you all...

Update on my previous message Update on my previous message I visited him in the ICU at stanford yesterday (15th). He was sitting up on a chair next to his bed. It was amazing to see him sitting in a chair the very next day after the surgery. It gives me a great deal of confidence about our...

I was in touch with her sister throughout yesterday. He came out of the surgery room at 5:30 in the evening. Long surgery, but the surgeon told her that he is doing good. This morning she called me and was in joyous mood. She told me that he is wide awake/alert, they removed his breathing tube...

Me and Mike have the same surgeon. Mike is going to get it fixed tomorrow, I will follow on 20th. Our surgeon's name is Dr.Craig Miller. Great guy and expert in what he is doing.

I'm anxiously waiting for the post from someone. I'm sure he is recovering very well.

Thanks for the update. He will be alright... It is just a minor bump in the road. You should be strong and keep him strong as well. I can see him posting to this thread in few days... thanking all of us for our well wishes. Looking forward to hear from him in few days. Tell him that my surgery...

Goodluck to you all. Keep us posted. I'm sure you will all do extremely well.

All the best for your surgery. I'm sure you will do will. Keep us updated on the surgery.

Rightly said musician... I was in denial as well. I still cannot believe I will have a big scar in the middle of my chest in few weeks. I never had any illness except rare cold/cough. However, this is the chance that is given to us due to so much medical/technical advancements. Do I want to not...

So far on observing various thread... It looks like there are 7 surgeries scheduled in the next two weeks (including mine!!!!) July 11th - musician2k July 12th - Jonesie July 13th - Denobobeno July 14th - Mikekass July 14th - pfsinger July 18th - Dustin July 18th - Kimfusca? ( Is july 18th...

Great.... These kind of news are inspiration to we pre-op people. Keep going buddy.

My situation is similar to yours My situation is similar to yours Hi Mike, I'm from San Jose. I talked to Dr.Miller as well. I personally met with couple of people that had surgery with Dr.Miller. They didn't have aneurysm though. I'm 36 yrs old with aneurysm. I feel Dr.Miller is one of the...

I'm on her insurance as well. And we both work for different companies and never had lapse of insurance. I'm not under being treated right now. I'm just a candidate for surgery in shortwhile. Personally I prefer to go with PPO (to stanford) not with kaiser. We both are in each others...

Not sure if this is the right forum to ask... I've Kaiser (HMO) and my wife has a PPO plan. Kaiser doesn't pay for any treatment outside of their hospitals. If I want to go to a hospital of my choice for the surgery would my wife's PPO pay for it? What is ur your experience in this kind of...

I'm in similar situation as well. I've aneurysm as well as stenotic aortic valve. My aneurysm stands at 5.2x4.7 cm. I've been given conflicting information by two surgeons. One surgeon says I need to replace root, ascending aorta and aortic arch . The other one says I don't need to replace root...