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Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm

Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: October 6, 2019

Member Since: October 6, 2019

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Deepak Khanka got a guestbook

6 years ago (March 25, 2020)

Hello Deepak, how are things for you? I hope you are keeping safe. Write soon and update us. Blessings

Paul Randle, heart valve patient

Deepak Khanka got a guestbook from Paul Randle

6 years ago (January 23, 2020)

Hi Deepak, my surgery was done at the university of Coventry and Warwick by Dr Uday Dandakar. The repair failed due to prolapse of the right coronary cusp causing severe regurgitation, so 10 months later I had a on-x valve fitted and have been doing well since , it's been... Read more.

Deepak Khanka

6 years ago (January 25, 2020)

Thanks for getting back to me, Paul. Met my surgeon we are following wait and watch my LV is dilated to 6.5 top end of normality with no symptoms . Did you have symptoms such as short of breath, swollen legs and feet, can't lay flat on bed . I... Read more.

Paul Randle

6 years ago (January 25, 2020)

Hi Deepak , both my surgeries were done by Mr Dandakar . He said that the risks for my second surgery were no greater than the first . He said Once he gets through the scar tissue from my first surgery it would be quite straight forward. Recovery was better... Read more.

Paul Randle

6 years ago (January 25, 2020)

Deepak, the only symptoms I had between surgeries were palpitations, otherwise I felt good and worked full time as a bricklayer till one day before my surgery. Regards Paul xx

Deepak Khanka

6 years ago (January 25, 2020)

Hi Paul Thanks for a quick reply. Really appreciate this . Will keep you posted of what comes next. May thanks

Paul Randle

6 years ago (January 25, 2020)

All the best going forward Deepak

Deepak Khanka got a guestbook from Alex Sigalov

6 years ago (January 18, 2020)

Hi Deepak, saw u asked John about OnX vale but it looks like he has St Jude, i have OnX valve, if u have anu questions i can answer them for u. I can hear it when i am lying down or sitting in certain positions. Expect tonbe on low... Read more.

Deepak Khanka

6 years ago (January 18, 2020)

Many thanks Alex. As you must have read earlier that I will have a re ops to replace aortic valve , which prolapsed 7 months (this jan) after David's procedure. Are there any concerns around ONX valve not responding to the body . In my case the synthetic graft which... Read more.

Alex Sigalov

6 years ago (January 18, 2020)

Sorry to hear that u need reoperation. I have not heard of any cases where OnX has been rejected by your body, there are rare instances when the valvle would need to be replaced due to failure or sometime it form a rare growth that forms on it, but those... Read more.

Paul Randle

6 years ago (January 19, 2020)

Hi Deepak, l had the same David's procedure as you did back in 2016 .My repair also failed months later so I was fitted with a ONX valve 10 months after my first surgery. I was back to work on a building site 10 weeks later and I'm doing great.... Read more.

Anonymous

6 years ago (January 19, 2020)

Hello Deepak, it seems that you have a few people who can answer your question about your new OHS. You will be in my prayers and you will find the right answers and surgery that will last. God bless you and stay strong

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