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Hey Kurt, I am 44 year old that is just over 17 months post op from AVR and repair of ascending aorta. I went with On-X valve for very similar reasons as other folks.. once at this dance is plenty. I was very active before surgery; Ironman triathlon in 2006, couple of marathons, a few century...

Be patient, it will get better Be patient, it will get better I am about six months post op from AVR and anuerysm repair. I know exactly how you feel. I thought the pounding/pulsing/clicking in my head would never go away... it does. For the first few weeks I dreaded going to bed at night...

Emory is great place Emory is great place I live in Chattanooga as well. Had an AVR and aneurysm repair at Emory University Hosp on June 25th of this year.. just a bit more than 5 months post op and I feel great. The staff at Emory was fantastic. I go in tomorrow morning for my six month...

Hang in there Hang in there Hey bud.. hang in there it gets better. I am 26 days post op. Had my surgery down at Emory Univ Hosp. I am 43 years old and have been very active all my life.. marathons, triathlons you name it. I have been and continue to have the same symptoms you have. BUT...

My surgeon said he implanted my on-x valve in a way that it could easily be replaced in the future. An an example where I would need to go to a tissue valve would be if I developed some condition that prevented me from taking coumadin. He said it would be less complicated procedure second time...

Thanks! I'll pass along the compliment.

Here I am at 9 days post op.. have a great 4th of July.

This very similar to my experience. Had to pee after angio with nurse holding pressure on sight and wife holding urinal.. After surgery the catheter makes a non-issue. Once catheter is pulled it is slightly shy and uncomfortable the first couple of times (running warm water over my hand...

I kinda felt like I had the flu real bad. hard to get comfortable. It is not fun but it does pass. You are still feeling the effects of anesthesia on the 2nd day so you just don't notice I guess.

Trial Trial No trial for me. Doing the warfarin thing. INR not up to snuff yet so I am on Lovenex shots.. my wife is an RN so they felt comfortable with her administering until we can get dialed in.

We got home yesterday about 1:30pm. Surgery went well; first cut at 9:41am and in ICU at 6:30pm. New ON-X valve, root and partial replacement of the arch. 3rd and 4th days post op were grim (never fully appreciated the "watch out for the bus" saying until now) but I have felt steadily better...

CarePage Link CarePage Link I talked to the Dr. today and he said he will be replacing at least part of the arch during the surgery. This will extend the surgery time to 6-8 hours. I have to be at the hospital tomorrow at 1pm for pre-testing and then at 6am on Wednesday for the deal. They...

Thanks to you all for your support and kind words. I guess I am looking at about 48hrs and counting.. I will be an ON-X guy. Look forward to posting in the next day or so or afterward.

I don't know you specifics but am surprised at the 5%. Dr. Chen told me more along the lines of 1-2% and I had heard the same elsewhere. 5% is something they quoted for a valve re-do; if you go tissue and it wears out. When discussing my issue with friend who is Dr. he told me not too lose...

I live in Chattanooga (about 2 hours north of Atlanta) and there is one surgeon in town that does enough aneurysm repairs to make me comfortable (3-4/month). He is good surgeon with very good reputation. The bad part is that he leaned heavily toward tissue valve and did not really want to talk...

Surgery is scheduled for 6/25 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Edward Chen will repair anuerysm and replace valve.. still deciding on medtronics freestyle vs on-x.

Surgery date Surgery date Well, I have my surgeon and date. 6/25 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Edward Chen. Still deciding on valve; medtronics vs on-x. Dr. Chen is very comfortable with both. I am leaning toward on-x but am not 100% there yet.. beginning to think I...

Thanks for advice. I am working on getting 2nd/3rd opinions this week.

Thanks for your input. A bit more history about me. I have know about the BAV for about 20 years. In May of 2006 I was about to compete in an Iron Man Triathlon competion in Couer d'Alene Idaho and thought it may be a good time to see how the BAV was doing. I have a friend that is a cardio...

I am planning surgery in the next few weeks.. just wanting to get input from those with experience. I have had both feelings of panic (want it done now!)and second thoughts of "am I rushing into this?".