Hi Pam,
I'm so sorry you're having surgery again. When was your last surgery? I just had my aortic valve replaced with a tissue valve on 10/10/19. I was born ...Read more
Hi Pam,
I'm so sorry you're having surgery again. When was your last surgery? I just had my aortic valve replaced with a tissue valve on 10/10/19. I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve.
I wish you all the best!
Pam Walker Lucier Hi Donna, I hope you're doing well with your new valve. I was actually a little girl (7 years) when ... Read more
Pam Walker Lucier Hi Donna, I hope you're doing well with your new valve. I was actually a little girl (7 years) when I had my first open-heart surgery. It was not for valve replacement but now my bi-cuspid aortic valve needs to be replaced. I will have a mechanical valve. My dad had double by-pass and aortic valve replacement (tissue valve) and is doing better than ever! I wish you the best as well!
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