http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/02/the-patients-lifespan-after-heart-valve-surgery-for-valerie/#comment-6390 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:54:18 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/02/the-patients-lifespan-after-heart-valve-surgery-for-valerie/#comment-6390 i have had an aortic valve replacement at the age of 33.It was out of the blue though i had noticed some shortness of breath. I was sitting at home watching tv when i got a sharp pain in my throat followed by pains in my teeth and back followed up by loss of use of my arm and leg on the left side, this was at the end of march 08 and recovery has been slow but i am getting there, i had a mechanical valve inserted or should i say the surgeons had it inserted, these are great people the brought me back from the brink of death,have just got my blood to stabilise and the only question i cant get an answere to is how long will the mechanical valve last. Thank You For Your Ear i have had an aortic valve replacement at the age of 33.It was out of the blue though i had noticed some shortness of breath. I was sitting at home watching tv when i got a sharp pain in my throat followed by pains in my teeth and back followed up by loss of use of my arm and leg on the left side, this was at the end of march 08 and recovery has been slow but i am getting there, i had a mechanical valve inserted or should i say the surgeons had it inserted, these are great people the brought me back from the brink of death,have just got my blood to stabilise and the only question i cant get an answere to is how long will the mechanical valve last. Thank You For Your Ear

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