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Gary Fabre
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Patient Webinar: Advances in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Therapy
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Dr. Kristen Sell-Dottin
Patient Webinar: Advances in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Therapy
So I guess I’ll be ...Read more
I had my Ross procedure surgery 27 days ago and I’m already back to doing 2-mile walks around my neighborhood.
One of the main reasons doctors recommend surgery a lot earlier than they used to is because patients have much better post-surgical outcomes with early intervention (severe stenosis or regurgitation and minimal or no symptoms).
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- I was in ICU for 5 days, 3 of them were very difficult.
- I was in a regular hospital room for another 6 days, most of them were good days. (11 days in hospital is longer than most people).
- The next 7 days I had both good and bad days while I adjusted to being back home.
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John why did you have stay in icu so long ?Why was it so difficult ? What happens if you do
not mind me asking
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There were 2 issues: The first is I had edema problems going into surgery from recently diagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis. I put on another 16lbs of water after the surgery.
I don’t really remember the first 2 days in ICU. But the 3 really tough days I remember, I was on diuretics and had water restrictions to force me to lose all that water fast. The diuretics affected my kidney function. My electrolytes kept dropping because I was flushing so much fluid out. If my electrolytes dropped too much, I’d go into V-tach. They wouldn’t move me out of ICU until I reached my “dry weight.” I ended up dropping 21lbs of water by the time I left the ICU. I had to apologize to several nurses after I stabilized because I was not a fun guy to be around for those 3 days.
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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death throughout the world. However, breakthrough discoveries,... Read More.
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I thought I was doing well, had mitral valve repair in January 2024. My echo in May 2024 showed trace regurgitation. Just got another echo ...Read more
Just scared of the chances of another surgery, the first one was a lot!
Robert and J thank you so much! I will keep you updated and let you know what I hear! Robert I may reach out to you if a second one is discussed!
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Gary Fabre
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