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I made the trip to the Mayo Clinic out of hope and desperation due to my pounding-vibration issue. I was there two days. Day one I had a thorough echocardiogram and met with cardiologist Dr. Hector Michelena. Day two I met with surgeon Dr. Thoralf Sundt. The good news is that tests show my...

Hi all. Tomorrow (Friday July 9) I fly to Minnesota. I will rent a car and visit family over the weekend and then drive down to Rochester on Monday. I have evaluations at the Mayo Clinic on Tuesday & Wednesday. I still have the pounding-vibration problem (as always) and recently have developed...

One year ago today I had OHS to replace my aortic valve, root and ascending aorta. For this past year I've had issues that have been constant and make me think of my surgery and it's results many many times every day. Today is no different in that respect, but this one year milestone is...

I posted a self portrait on my profile page and on the members only forum: The Order Of The Tawdry Shirt (TOOTS). I took the picture on the 40th day after my surgery. The photo shows some of my scars and at that time I thought I'd recover and everything would be OK. Now at nearly 11 months...

I only discovered this forum the other day. Although my picture doesn't feature a TOOTS shirt I want to share a self portrait I took on the 40th day after my surgery.

Have you had aortic valve and/or ascending aorta replacement and also experienced a pounding sensation with physical vibration related to the beating of your heart? If so please take my survey at the following link. I'm documenting this condition and presenting the results to my surgeon...

Since my Bentall surgery in June 2008 I've had a vibration issue related to my valve/conduit prothesis. I've been told this is very rare but I've encountered other's on this forum with vibration issues. I'm documenting other people with the same condition and presenting the results to my...

I met with my surgeon on Monday and he finally admitted there's a problem with my valve. He knew I'd gotten a second opinion, maybe that helped move him off the blame the patient and act like this is a common occurrence approach. He spent 25-30 minutes with me and didn't try to down-play or...

Thanks to everyone who's responded to my earlier post. I'm looking to get more information in the form of measurements. Since my Bentall procedure surgery in June of 2008 I've had constant pounding against my sternum and vibrations through my bones. My issue isn't about valve noise, it's about...

Since my Bentall procedure surgery in June 08 I've suffered from the constant pounding of the valve/heart against my sternum. This includes discomfort and frequent chest pain (usually occurring later in the afternoon and evening). You can hear the sound of the bone being struck by something...