Kali's Guestbook

Sue Maize  All the best for your surgery tomorrow Kali—will be praying for you and your team! ❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

Kali I  Thanks! Surgery next Wednesday! Im cautiously excited. For me the process took a few months, hopefully you have a plan yourself soon!

Kali I  Thanks so much!!! 
This website and your story have been extremely helpful in learning and accepting the whole thing. You are truly doing remarkable work!! 
Like Diana has asked recently, Im also concerned about waking up in the Icu/with a breathing tube, and about the recovery length and process. Reading the comments on her profile has put my mind at ease. 

I have additional concerns about things like calcification, a term i heard only once? Is that a common issue? And i was wondering about the audible noise from the mechanical valve, i wear ear plugs often and i wonder if thats going to be affected. 

Thanks again! 

Adam Pick  Hey, Here is a great article about calcification you may want to check out - https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2016/09/15/calcification/

Kali I  Thanks! So with a mechanical valve, calcification isnt a concern. 

From that article you linked, it mentions mechanical valve failure from a clot or a pannus? Is that a common issue?