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Hello all, As the title states, I am having my second surgery soon. Just go home last night from 2 days of preoperative testing at CCF. Just a brief history, in 2000 I had the ross Procedure at CCF performed by Dr. Gustov Petterssen. This was done due to severe insufficiency of the aortic valve...

With my up and coming surgery in December to have the reverse ross, and ending with a mechanical valve.....What are ya'll's opinion on ordering and having my medic alert bracelet for when I leave the hospital?? And what is the best bang for the buck??

I am facing having my RP redone and am leaning towards the Reverse Ross with the On-X with conduit in the aortic position. What are you all's thoughts?? By the way, same surgeon and cardio as original; surgery 15 years ago, in Cleveland Clinic.

Some of you "older" folks may remember me....But I haven't been here in quite some time. I was one of the original members of VR.com......... It seems after 15 years of post Ross Procedure success, I am facing the mountain again. Both valves are in relatively good shape, but an aneurysm that was...

Ok....WOW. I haven't been on here in a long time.... I will start by saying in 41 years I NEVER remember my dad being in a hospital or sick at the doctor. Long story short. My dad went to the hospital on Sunday the 30th of November with chest pain......a few tests later we knew he was in A-fib...

Well the 8th of this month was my 12 year Anniversary...... Had my annual check up at Cleveland Clinic this past Wednesday and all is well. Ascending Aortic Aneurysm is stable and has not grown at all since they discovered it 4 years after my surgery. Aortic valve is functioning great with very...

I would like to ask everyone to take ONE MINUTE when they read this to stop and say a prayer for Rob.....it will just take a minute....... It'e been tough the last few days and every positive thought and prayer will obviously help! He's on his way but can use the help from our thoughts and...

I know it's been a long time since i've posted.....no excuses...just a long time. I do peer in every now and again and try to stay caught up... I guess I am wanting to give any newbies a bit of encouragement...as it is always needed and let those of you I've known for so long get an update on my...

Hey all, Wantd to try to let everyone know that Ross and Hank have done me a favor by changing my screen name from Ben Sm!th to what you see in front of you. Reasoning is due to being unemployed and I have concerns of potential employers doing searches for my name and finding out about my heart...

Trisomy 18...... For those of you who do not know what this is; it is similar to Downs but much worse. The research I have done shows that only 10% of these babies make it through the first year....... She was at the University of Michigan yesterday and i havn't heard the results of that exam...

Good Afternoon, You learn something knew everyday. When I learned how to drive, some of the things that I was taught was that when you needed to keep good tires on the car, check tread depth and for tire wear due to poor alignment. I was also taught that when you got a new car you needed...

Well 8 years ago today I had just had my Ross Procedure and was on the road to recovery at Cleveland Clinic. 8 Years later I am doing very well.. Other than an aneurysm that we are watching and has been stable since it was found 4 years ago...all is well with my heart health. It has been an...

Good morning; WOOO HOOO I was extremely nervous going into this check-up this year as I am sure you could tell in my last thread. I wasn?t sure if I had mentioned that this has been the first time I waited more than six months to view the ascending aortic aneurysm that was discovered in 2005...

As some of you may remember; Cleveland Clinic discovered another aneurysm in my ascending aorta in 2005 which we began to watch on a six month basis. Last year in July they decided it had stabilized and was no longer changing in size and my cardio wanted to wait a year to look again. (I...

What has gotten so out of hand in Small Talk that has even made it possible or plausible to consider that forum go away??? So many other threads have gotten so off track that it has amazed me that it wasn't locked or deleted long before folks got their feelings hurt. It has happened to many who...

I buy all my meds on a 90 day script and mail order the drugs. A little history, I am a name brand guy..... no generics when it come to meds for my heart. Anyhow, I received my new script of Toprol XL last night and it had been substituted with a generic "Metoprolol Eccentrice" (last word not...

All, I received a voice mail from Robthatsme informing me that his mother has passed away. He asked me to pass the information along to the VR.com family and I agreed. My appologies for it taking me a day to get the message out. Let's all keep he and his entire family in our prayers. A tough...

This is an amazing story, please watch and pray for the family. http://www.bestcare.org/ Click on ""Aortic Dissection at Any Age: The Tyler Kahle Story". A very sad story of what a family that knew what was happening that could't get the docs to listen. Be forceful with your doctors, not just...

I posted a few months ago that my docs thought I may have another aneurysm developing in my ascending aorta. (it had appeared to have grown 4mm in the course of one year; up to just over 5cm I think) (they were originally comparing two different types of scans....CT & MRI) We followed up with a...

I visited the doctor the other day due to sinus infection and other minor health issues. As he and I were talking he mentioned that anyone with history of aneurysm?s should avoid tobacco products at all costs.:eek: When I questioned him further he relayed his thoughts on the ?fact? that...