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I'm day +25 post op, following redo AVR with the On-X Valve. Still no regrets. It's thumping away like mad in there. Can anyone tell me just how long it's going to be until I stop feeling like a bass drum ? Initially I tick/squeaked, now it's really thumping, regularly of course, but at night...

Hello again all, I'm now 14 days post op, after having my second OHS. Surgery itself was a bit of a mare, unfortunately, I had adhesions, and whilst these were being dealt with early on in the surgery, I had a couple of VF arrests and I needed to be defibrillated. I also had a couple of days of...

Hello again all, I trust you are all well. my INR has settled down quite nicely now, it's between 1.8-2.7 and I'm having no adverse reactions to the Acenocoumarol. Which is the most important thing. I'm all good to go with the On-X valve, and my surgery has been rebooked for 6th March. I know...

I have been in the Emergency Department for the last 12 hours, after collapsing at home when i woke up this morning. I have new atrial fibrillation and fast at that. I was very poorly indeed and grateful to be in safe hands. Cardiology appt, on Tuesday. Today has been a massive wake up call for...

Interesting results from my echo. I HAVE dilated a little at the sinus from 3.7cm to 4.2 and i'm sounding louder over the aortic valve. Saw GP and discussed my symptoms and feelings in general, and had a few tears i'm afraid. According to that scoring thing i only have a few more mm's to go...

Hello there, well it's been exactly a year since i was diagnosed with bav disease and almost as long trying to get things under control and getting back to work, it's just not happening for me and i'm about to leave my job due to incapacity, beautiful, i'm 37 years old...