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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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    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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    One Year Anniversary

    Well, July 28th was my one year anniversary with my heart valve. I just got back from a 10 day trip out east visiting Bar Harbor, Maine and Boston, Mass. It was a great time. Last year at this time I was still in the middle of my 9 day stay at Northwestern Memorial. What a difference a year...
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    6 months post op feeling good!

    It's been a while since I've posted so I thought I'd give an update on my recovery for the benefit of those who have just arrived on this side of the mountain. My recovery has been pretty uneventful during these first 6 months. I did occasionally notice during my first 5 months of recovery...
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    6 weeks post op and I started cardic rehab 2 today

    For the past week and a half or so I've been walking 40 minutes twice a day. I'm guessing I walked about 3 miles a day or more. Today, I started cardic rehab 2. It consisted of 3 ten minute sessions on various cardio machines. During the session you are placed on a heart rate monitor that is...
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    It's Aug 26th and I'm 4 weeks post op :)

    Well I thought I'd post my weekly update for a while just as long as some of you seem interested in my progress. I know there are people awating surgery and some that are a week or two post op behind me. I started walking a mile twice a day a few days ago. A few weeks ago I never would have...
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    It's Aug 19th and I'm 3 weeks post op :)

    Well for the benefit of those waiting on the other side I'd thought I'd post weekly post op updates for a while. I continue to see some daily improvement in my activity level. My wife and kids can really see some change in dad. The weather has been a bit more favorable for walking. Yesterday...
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    Two weeks post op today! :)

    Well has much as I would like to say that I'm 100% those of you that have made it to this side of the mountain know that just isn't the case. With that being said I arrived home from the hospital last Thursday. I think my family was both happy and nervous to bring me home. Those first few...
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    BAVD John is home now.

    My surgery was Tuesday, July 28. I had a few complications, bleeding, and ending up going back to the OR two times after my valve replacement. The extra time in OR put put my wife and family on an emotional roller coaster those first 24 hours. Overally, my surgeon was happy with the result of...
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    Minimally Invasive vs Sternotomy Recovery Time

    My surgeon plans on using a minimally invasive approach to replace my aortic valve. During my consultation he said they would make a 3 to 5 inch incision compared to a 6 to 8 inch incision for a full sternotomy. Do the recovery times really differ much between the two approaches? I'm not sure...
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    My surgery is July 28th

    Well, much has happened since my first post several weeks ago. VR.com has been down for maintence, I've met with two surgeons, had my teeth cleaned and an MRI of my aorta yesterday, an angiogram this morning, and all the other pre op screening earlier this week. The first surgeon I met with...
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    First Time Poster from the Chicagoland area

    Hello. I've been a lurker here for some time and thought it was time for my first post. I was diagnosed with mild BAVD in the summer of 2004 and later that fall I had a drug eluting stent place in one of my arteries. I was 49 at the time the stent intervention took place. I've been monitored...
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