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Well, today is my 5 year anniversary form having the wonderful Dr. William Ryan do my Ross procedure in Dallas, Texas. To celebrate I slept late and rode my Harley in to work. I am thankful for all that I have and hope that those in the "waiting room" will have as good an out come as I have had...

If you're wondering what it might be like to get the Ross, or any other open heart procedure using the standard sternotomy, you might want to check out the photos that Stretch had taken during his whole ordeal. There are 4 pages of them so don't forget to use the arrows at the top of the screen...

I had a Ross done last November and have been pretty healthy until now. I came down with Strep Throat a few days ago and had the worst fever of my life. Temps running like 104.5 at night. My PCP sent me home with a Z-pac of antibiotics and it seems to be working. I was really worried when I had...

Well almost 5 months to the day from my surgery and my problem with the "isolated 12th nerve" in my tongue is fixed. The ENT doc said it would repair itself in time and it did. I'm also doing phase 3 cardiac reahb and riding my bike a few times a week. Life is good! Regards, Jim Johnson Ross...

I graduated from my cardiac rehab today and am starting to ride my bicycle again. I feel good and am only on Toprol 50MG and a baby aspirin. Still having a bit of a problem with the nerve damage on my tongue but getting used to it. I strongly recommend the cardiac rehab to anyone having valve...

I went back to see the carediologist yesterday for a 6 week checkup, post valve replacement. He said I had a soft systolic murmur and a 35% ejection fraction. They upped my Toprol from 25Mg to 50Mg daily. Does anyone think this is something to be alarmed about. I feel fine and am thinking of...

I'm two weeks post op and my tongue is still swollen on one side. It doesn't hurt or anything but makes talking a real chore and eating even more laborious. It's sort of the feeling like you just left the dentist office. The doctors thought it might be a yeast infection but I took all the meds...

Well. I got bored at the hospital yesteday and they let me come home. My tongue is really swollen and sort of yellow but that's my only real problem. I may be a bit more sore than normal since they opened my back up to fix a leak after the initiial surgery. I went in at 6:00 AM last Tuesday...

Well after much banter, I finally have a date. I'm going in on Nov. 17th for the preliminary workups and back the next day, Nov. 18th for the big Ross procedure. Dr. William Ryan will be doing it at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Wish me luck! Jim

Does anyone know the status of fellow VR member Susan from Austin Texas? She was going in for surgery a few weeks ago. I wanted to call her, but can't locate her number. Regards, Jim Johnson Due to get the Ross procedure in a few weeks (as soon as I get the insurance worked out)

I just got back from the heart surgeon I plan to use fo rmy AVR. He is a super guy who has done over 150 ROss procedures and can do a mechanical with minimally invasive techniques. He told me something I had not heard to date. I am 39 years old. He said that it really did not matter which...

I'm doing some comparisons to determine which mechaical valve is the most "high performance". It appears that the HP-St. Jude Hemodynamic Plus is designed to have less sewing -cuff material in the annulus thus increasing the geometric flow area by up to 26%. There is also the SJM Master Series...

I am a 39 year ol male that is in excellent shape except for an aortic valve that is leaking severely. I was told a few years ago about the leak but it has quickly gotten worse. One cardiologist recommended waiting a year, while another told me I needed it fixed in a few months. I'm worried that...