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I had surgery 12 years ago and just had it again. I'll say, they've gotten a lot better about keeping the scar thin in the past decade. My new scar is much thinner than the old one. Also, they used glue to hold mine together. They used to use staples, and you got little scars all along the...

On August 23, I underwent a pulmonary valve replacement. I am now the proud owner of a new bovine pericardial tissue valve. It is my fourth valve (!), but my hospital stay went very well. The ICU nurses told me they rarely see someone's numbers go back to normal so quickly... so I guess my...

Hi, I'm not a mother, but I was born with pulmonary stenosis. I had my first operation when I was 1 to repair it, then I had it replaced at 12. I went through two homografts within three years and had a mechanical valve put in. Now, at 28, scar tissue has built up on the mechanical valve and I'm...

Here's my story. Between the ages of 14-16, I underwent three open heart surgeries. I had two donor valves put in, neither of which lasted more than a year. My doctor, at this point, suggested I go with a mechanical. It isn't as common in the pulmonary position, but he said at the time it was...

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Well, I received the news today that I will be needing my pulmonary valve replaced... again. Right now, I have a mechanical valve. I was hoping it would last forever, but I guess I'm not one of those lucky ones. I was wondering what your experience is with repeat valve replacements. This will...

Thanks for your input. Regarding the mechanical valve, I had two donor valves put in the pulmonary position, but I rejected them both. The pressure began going up almost immediately and, from what I remember, they began narrowing right away. My surgeon said he's only seen a few of those in his...

Hey, this is my first post. 12 years ago, I had my pulmonary valve replaced with a mechanical valve. For 12 years, it was fine, but last month, I found out that the pressure in my pulmonary valve was 100 (85 on the angiogram I had later), and there was a leak in the triscupid valve, which has a...