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Turned 61 this year. Made it to my 5 year anniversary as of Sep 23rd... still doing great. Went with the tissue valve and I'm very happy with my decision. To those in the waiting room; The good news is that I rarely visit this site because of I am doing so good and I don't think...

September 23rd came and went and I completely forgot that it was my 2 year anniversary. I think that says alot about how I have been feeling... getting old, but pretty dam healthy. and happy about it. : Have not been back to the site for a while mostly because I have had no issues at all...

It's been a great year. A healthy year. I do have a scar and I still have to hold my chest when I cough or sneeze... BUT, I made it. I don't have shortness of breath. I don't get dizzy walking up stairs. In many respects, you'd never know I had open heart surgery. Incredible...

My update - 8 weeks post OHS 9/23 - Started back to work (full time) on Nov 10th and that first week was tough to get through later in the day... really could have used a nap just about 2pm each day. The second week was easier to get through and today it actually feels back to normal. Still...

Wednesday morning, September 23rd, 2009. I am in the backseat of my sisters Ford Focus, her and my wife up front and me in the back. We left at 6:30am for the 80-minute ride to Mass General. It was a very surreal ride. Sunny, with commuter traffic. I had my iPod with headphones on and in...

I am a 56 yo male with severe aortic stenosis. I've known of a heart murmur for quite some time but had not seen a cardiologist in 25 years. Played hockey weekly and just assumed if I could get through that without symptoms, I must be okay. But, slowly I have been having shortness of breath...