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A report from me .... On Monday of this week I had my 1 year echocardiogram to see how my homograft aortic valve is doing. Cardiologist said it "looks OK" which was a relief because I had been having some chest area discomfort since late January .... ER docs said it was probably...

I have been looking forward to tomorrow, the 1 year anniversary of my valve replacement surgery, eagerly. To remind you, I had a homograft (human) valve done because of my past history of urinary infections ... less risk of the valve itself becoming infected. But ... The last few days I have...

Hi all, I'm long overdue checking in. To refresh your memory, I was scheduled for an aortic valve replacement with a homograft valve, closure of ventricular septal defect, and Cox-Maze procedure on February 1st. The surgery went well except that they were not able to do the Cox-Maze procedure...

My surgery date is set. Tuesday, February 1st at Monongalia General Hospital here in Morgantown. My surgeon is Dr. Kee C. Lee. http://www.keecleemd.com/ He has been doing cardiac surgeries for over 25 years. My cardiologist spoke very highly of him, said his experience is comparable to some...

I just read an article on New Mobility magazine's website that floored me. http://www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=1125&action=browse Basically this guy is a paraplegic. He had open heart surgery, and afterward could not lift himself for 6-8 weeks. He became, functionally, a...

who have had valve replacement surgery: Did you have any trouble getting coverage? I ask because I went through the benefits manual for BCBS Federal and didn't see anything specific about valve replacement. Granted, there are a lot of things that aren't specifically mentioned that are...

Hi everyone! I just got approved for this forum and thought I'd introduce myself a little bit. My name is Edward, aka "MrZoom" because I can go fast in my wheelchair. (Years of various adaptive sports ..... basketball, track & field, swimming, tennis, skiing. But mainly the first and the...