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Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: March 23, 2018

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John Wyatt got a guestbook from Peter willard

7 years ago (July 26, 2018)

John I had a cow valve and I hope our valves last a long time.

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John Wyatt got a guestbook from Peter willard

7 years ago (July 24, 2018)

John what valve tissue or mechanical.I had a tissue valve put in 2010 at 67 and now at at 76 working out 6 days a week. Good luck.

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John Wyatt

Hi Peter... I had my aortic valve replaced with a pig valve and my aortic artery was replaced from the valve up to about mid-arch. I was told that the pig valve could last about 15 years or so, but I would be a good candidate for the remote valve... Read more.

John Wyatt got a guestbook from Ron Weaver

7 years ago (July 23, 2018)

Hi John. I'm facing the same surgery. Did you have a full sternotomy? Or minimaly invasive? Hope everyday gets better for you.

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John Wyatt

Hi Ron... I did have a full sternotomy and I have to admit the surgery and first week of recovery went very well for me. I was very surprised at how much I could do with little or no pain. I guess having to sneeze a few times was the... Read more.

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