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Hi all-- I had AVS at East Carolina Heart Institute (Dr. Chitwood) on September 18 this year. I was admitted on an emergency basis to Aiken (SC) Regional Hospital on September 29th for a deep sternal infection. I had two debridement surgeries, sternal wires removed during second surgery, and a...

For those that may have wondred what happened to me after the "perfect" AVR on 9/18, my recovery has turned into "Bill's not so great adventure." I went back into the hospital on 9/28 with a suspected sternum infection. Turns out that that was the right diagnosis and since that date, I've had...

This is Bill's brother Carl. Bill asked me to fill everyone in. Thank you to everyone for the prayers and good wishes, as Someone was obviously listening. Both Bill and his surgeon are extremely pleased by the pace of his recovery. For those of you into details, Bill had his AVR surgery on...

My AVR surgery (straight forward minimally invasive tissue valve replacement) is sheduled for September 18th! Dr Chitwood at East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU is my surgeon. Some things along the way I've learned and will pass on but I'm a little beat tonight (short timeframe till surgery...

Hi, my name is Bill (59 years old) from SC but most recently from NH although a native New Yorker. This is an unbelievably great forum, in small measure due to all the info but in larger measure due to the intelligence, generosity and compassion of the members of this community. I expect to be...