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Tim,

How did they close your sternal bone ? wires or plates& screws?

How was your pain after the surgery.



Have a great recovery.........glad to see you are doing well.

Hello Tim,
I read your post about symptoms disappearing. I thought a lot about your post.
My personal experience is being a systematic. It started for me a couple of years ago after my physical. The murmur.
So a lot of test and different doctors as well as keeping an eye on things.
But I was very active with hockey and cycling, so after this discovery I think I pieced some things together such as my legs burnt out quick. I used to chalk it up as getting older. But maybe symptom?
Anyway after researching and visiting some surgeon's I found a great surgeon that did the Ross Procedure.
This was done April 9 for a bicuspid aortic valve as well as partial replacement ascending aorta.
So I'm about 9 weeks I feel great.
Your question is good but really a tough one to answer. Cardiac Rehab feels great. Everyday feels better for the most part.
Sorry for this long winded response but I think you might get a different answer from each person here.

I hope this is helpful.

There's a lot of support here and your doing a lot of leg work to do what is best for you.

All the best on this journey this is a great site to be at.

Welcome, Tim, to this informative and supportive ❤️‍🩹 community! You are in good hands at Cleveland Clinic. My first aortic valve replacement of my stenotic bicuspid valve was done there. Post any questions to this group - a true “brain trust”.