Well written, thank you. I will be having my aortic valve replacement surgery tomorrow, 1-9-17. NOT looking forward to it at all but I am glad that it will ...Read more
Well written, thank you. I will be having my aortic valve replacement surgery tomorrow, 1-9-17. NOT looking forward to it at all but I am glad that it will finally be done with so I can look back on it and move forward and heal. It would be easier to accept if I had more significant symptoms. There have been times that I have been dizzy and I am tired every day but everyone has similar experiences. The tiredness could be because I don't get a lot of sleep due to the stress of being unemployed for over a year.
I got A bovine tissue valve. It has a fancy name I can't remember right now. I choose a tissue valve because I do not want to be on a blood thinning med for the rest of my life. I'm also hoping valve surgery techniques and mechanical valves will improve over the next 15-20 years when I will probably have to have that valve replaced. Kelton
Hi Kelton, hope you are feeling better, thinking about you as you prepare for your heart surgery coming up. Know that this group will share lots of knowledge ...Read more
Hi Kelton, hope you are feeling better, thinking about you as you prepare for your heart surgery coming up. Know that this group will share lots of knowledge and support with you as you go along. I visit this site often to hear from fellow heart valve friends. It is good!