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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis

Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis

Member Since: December 22, 2017

Member Since: December 22, 2017

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Roy Yoder, heart valve patient

Alex Sagan got a guestbook from Roy Yoder

3 years ago (March 1, 2023)

Alex Thank You for leaving such a kind message on my guestbook. First off, Hooray for you, your open heart surgery is behind you! You are actually the first person besides myself that I have met who has gone through both Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and open heart surgery to replace the... Read more.

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (March 7, 2023)

Hi Roy. Just saw this now. That sounds incredibly intense and difficult. I am sorry you and your wife went trough that. My wife's brother had Hodgkins in college, and it came back. Mine never came back, but I got chemo and a lot of radiation, which really damaged me... Read more.

Alex Sagan got a guestbook from Louise Moore

3 years ago (February 21, 2023)

Happy Birthday, Alex! I hope you are feeling well. I know it's slow going at first but every week more healing is complete and by your next birthday, you'll be doing a happy dance! Here's to a marvelous birthday today and so many more to come! Cheers! 🕺🏻

Pamela Gregory

3 years ago (February 21, 2023)

Happy Birthday!!!🎂🎉🎁

Donna Casaletto

3 years ago (February 21, 2023)

Happy Birthday, Alex 🥳🎉‼️

Rose Madura

3 years ago (February 21, 2023)

Happy Birthday 🎂🎉

Ana Brusso

3 years ago (February 21, 2023)

Happy Birthday Alex, and many more in good health. 🙏❤️🎊🎉🎂🎁👍🎈

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (February 22, 2023)

Thank you all so much!!!! I am getting stronger every week, but dealing with atrial flutter, so I went to see the cardiologist for my birthday.

Ana Brusso

3 years ago (February 22, 2023)

That's a good present for your Birthday, taking care of your health is of most importance. Hope you find healing soon.

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (February 26, 2023)

Thanks everyone !!!

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (February 26, 2023)

Louise, thanks for starting the birthday thread!!!

Louise Moore

3 years ago (February 26, 2023)

😉 You're welcome and it's going to be a healing year, a cheer to the rest of your life!

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (March 7, 2023)

❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹

Alex Sagan got a guestbook from Eleanor Erdogan

3 years ago (January 30, 2023)

Hi Alex I'm new to the group so I'm not sure how all this works still learning. Just wanted to say congratulations I don't really know what an aortic regurgitation is I have stenosis of the aortic valve which I am going to have the tavern method performed on March... Read more.

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (March 7, 2023)

Hi. Wow. Your surgery was yesterday! I had a TAVR five years ago and it was very successful. Recently, I needed the mitral valve replaced and they recommended open heart surgery, which I did in January. Good luck!

Eleanor Erdogan

3 years ago (April 10, 2023)

Hi Alex no believe it or not my surgery was supposed to be two times it's got canceled. I went to the dentist thank God , and found out I had abscess, I had no pain no discomfort or anything and I wasn't able to get my surgery yet again.... Read more.

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (April 16, 2023)

Wow, that sounds like a drag. It's good you caught the dental infection before the surgery. In my case, they didn't want me to do dental work for a time afterward. And they wanted me to be very careful about dental and skin infections.

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (April 16, 2023)

Hope you are managing your feelings while you wait and are not too symptomatic

Eleanor Erdogan

3 years ago (April 25, 2023)

Alex since you had the same surgery like I had you can you tell me what you experienced immediately after surgery?

Alex Sagan

3 years ago (August 10, 2023)

Hi. Sorry I have been off the site dealing with a lot of medical issues. Did you have the TAVR? My recovery from that was a snap—felt great, home in 2 days, shopping in 4 days, on the bike within a couple weeks.

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