HI Kristin:--glad to know that you and your tissue valve are still doing well 1 1/2 years after your surgery. Yes--this is a special community to me also.
Chris K
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Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Member Since: June 25, 2015
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9 years ago (April 20, 2017)
HI Kristin:--glad to know that you and your tissue valve are still doing well 1 1/2 years after your surgery. Yes--this is a special community to me also.
Chris K
10 years ago (September 26, 2015)
Wow--home in 4 days! That is great. Now be prepared for good days and sore days during recovery. I recall my sternum hurting a lot too--especially getting in and out of bed or a chair. After all the debated, which way did you go--a mechanical or a tissue valve?
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