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    13 year Edwards Magna Perimount Anniversary

    I've been out of town for a while so I thought I'd post a quick thank you to all your well wishes and for Chuck's suggestion for the LP(a) blood test. I have 4 children and 3 grand children. All echo tested and none with a valve issue. :)
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    13 year Edwards Magna Perimount Anniversary

    I just thought I'd drop in and let you know I celebrate my 13th year with my bovine valve. Tomorrow is my 44th wedding anniversary so I have much to be thankful for. So far so good with my valve. My next echo isn't until early next year. I'm doing well, staying active and enjoying life as...
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    17 years with my Edwards bovine

    Congrats Duffey, on your 17th valve anniversary. I have the same valve and it will be 13 years for me on July 28th of this year. My last echo earlier this year looked good but my cardio did say it is leaking just a bit. Best of luck to you and I hope you get many more years from your valve.
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    54 years..........but who's counting!

    Dick, congrats on the 54 years with your valve. I wish you many more years of good health. May I ask, back in 1967, what type of valve did they implant in you?
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    12 year Bovine valve anniversary

    Thanks to all for the kind words. I thought it was important to share my family history for those who are curios about genetics regarding valve disease. In my research I found the bicuspid valve can skip a generation. Neither my parents had a bicuspid valve but both had some form of heart...
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    12 year Bovine valve anniversary

    July 28th will mark my 12th year with my Bovine valve and the 29th will mark my 43rd wedding anniversary. My Edwards valve was implanted by Dr. McCarthy at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago. I was just shy of my 54th birthday at the time. He gave me a 80% chance that my valve would last 15...
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    16 years with my bovine valve

    charlotte, Thanks for your response. You succeeded in making more aware of potential problems down the road. My surgeon, Dr. Patrick McCarthy at Northwestern Memorial gave me an 80% chance of this valve lasting 15 years. Looks like I have more questions for my cardiologist the next time I...
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    16 years with my bovine valve

    Charlotte, I'm approaching 12 years this July with my bovine tissue valve. Is it possible for you to elaborate a bit on your fathers condition and your own at the time of replacement surgery? My last echo this past January looked pretty good to my cardiologist. My surgeon gave me an 80%...
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    Back from post-op checkup #2. . . mixed bag of findings.

    Hang in there, Steve. Your 3 weeks post op and on the road to recovery. No doubt you feel like your recovery is not moving fast enough. Your heart and body went through some major trauma just not to long ago and it takes time for your heart to heal. I can assure you that I wasn't moving to...
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    Back from first post-op check-up

    Steve, I'm glad to hear you got a good report on your recent post op visit. I hope that you feel better soon.
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    Terrified of Male Catheters

    It was a non-issue for me too. It was inserted during my surgery prep after I was given the happy juice. The removal was no big deal. I don't recall feeling anything. I do recall the nurse telling me if I didn't urinate within a few hours after it was removed that they would need to reinsert...
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    I'm Finally Back!

    Steve, I haven't been lurking here for the past several days or so. Glad to read that you are home. Now you will be able to get some real rest. I'm looking forward to your full report. I hope your experience at Northwestern was a good one.
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    Steve

    Steve, I'm sorry to read that you have encountered a few bumps in the road to recovery. I think it takes a while for your heart to adjust to the new valve. I hope your recovery is without any speed bumps from this time forward.
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    36 years old, AVR on March 1st...feedback on valve selection

    dmeehan, I'll chime in here as I too have a tissue valve. My surgeon, McCarthy, didn't even hesitate on his recommendation to me in regards to the use of a tissue valve for someone my age. In fact, he claimed he would have the same valve if he was having the surgery. I'm guessing he is close...
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    Interesting. . .

    Any chance this is the first time your doctor has performed an angiogram? :) I've gone through 3 angiogram procedures since 2005. During the first the cardio inserted one of those drug eluting stents to open up an artery. The second time he didn't like the results of one of those nuclear...
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    I have a date!

    Well, as I stated earlier I thought I was well taken care of while I was in the hospital. With that being said I really didn't know what to expect and I'm a pretty easy going guy that roll's with the punches when something doesn't go just right. My wife brought my laptop so that I could stay...
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    I have a date!

    Yep, unfortunately my wife encountered the late night speed bump with me. Booking a nearby room for a couple of nights is really a good idea. There are plenty of hotels within a block or two of the hospital. When you are napping they can take a walk on the Mag Mile. I have four older...
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    Which type of valve...tissue or mechanical for 56 yr old female

    Welcome to VR. You can spend many hours searching and reading the many threads on this topic. It truly is a personal choice and the only wrong choice is doing nothing at all. No doubt at your age you will probably be looking at a second surgery if you choose tissue. I was a few weeks shy of...
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    still exhausted three weeks later?

    I spent 9 days in the hospital after my surgery. I didn't do very much those first few weeks after I got home from the hospital. My wife and I took walks outside the house increasing the amout I walked every couple of days or so. Before surgery I took a lot of naps and found my self getting...
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    I have a date!

    Steve, You made a fine choice for a surgeon. I had a good experience at Northwestern and I'm sure you will too. I don't know how far you live from Northwestern, but I live about 35 miles northwest of the city. I put my wife and 4 children, ages 18 to 24 at the time of my surgery, up at one...
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