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Well, I seem to be all set for surgery August 17, 8:00 AM, at St. Joseph's Hospital Lexington (KY), with Dr. Robert Salley. The plan is for a stentless porcine aortic valve (Medtronic Freestyle -- the name makes it sound so fun!), possible replacement of the aortic root, and repair-in-place of...

One of the things I've not found discussed much here is stairs. We live in a three-story townhouse: bedrooms and shower on the third floor, kitchen and dining room (with half bath) on the second floor, TV and recliner on the ground floor (no WC). Right now (pre-op), I run up and down these...

Hello, and thanks for being here to listen and advise! I'm 47 and have been monitoring a bicuspid aortic valve for sixteen years, along with a prolapsed mitral valve. Last month at my annual echocardiogram, my cardiologist said that the stenosis of my aortic valve seemed to have progressed...