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Wow, That's the first advertisement I've seen at vr.org. A few months ago I emailed a suggestion to the "contact us" people at on-x hoping to encourage them to put an ad on our website. I'm sure it carried no influence as they didn't even bother to respond to me. I'm just happy to see some...

2 questions; I had my aortic valve replaced with a mechanical On-x almost 8 weeks ago and want to get an INR home test unit. I see others on various threads got their test units a few months after surgery. My clinic says I need to wait 6 months post op before insurance will approve home...

I did it! Thanks for your support and prayers. Yesterday (Tue) my surgery began at 2:35pm. I woke up about 11pm the bionic man. The Docs removed my badly calcified bi-cuspid aortic valve and gave me a 25mm On-X mechanical valve. I'm still pretty drugged up now but wanted to check in here to...

So my kids are teasing me now. "Dad, you're gonna set off the alarm at airport security" We all had a laugh but now I'm wondering. With the wired sternum and a mechanical valve, it seems possible. Can someone elaborate?

Hello all, I've been lurking here for a week or so. I'm SO glad I found this forum. I have had so many questions already answered by reading old posts. My name is Doug. 49 years old with a bi-cuspid aortic valve and severe stenosis. Surgery planned at Mayo Clinic Rochester Mn on July 27th...