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On the one-year anniversary of my OHS, I decided to review everything that I went through during the year, from surgery to the present, with the hope that it will help someone that is preparing to go through the same thing. In particular, I would like to let family members know what to expect...

My surgery is scheduled for this coming Monday to replace my BAV and ascending aorta. My wife just came down with a cold and I'm afraid that I will catch it too. Does anyone know what kind of impact that might have on my surgery? I'm really ready to get this done and we've done a lot of...

I finally got to meet with my surgeon yesterday and got a surgery date of August 15th. He will be replacing my aortic valve with a St. Jude mechanical and the ascending aorta from the root up to just before the arch. I'm really looking forward to getting this out of the way so I can feel...