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Timothy Stoner  8 days post surgery I’m doing fine. I’m walking further and further each day. My surgeon Dr Macheers I found out knows dr steltzer . I guess when you have done cardiac surgeries for over 31 years, you kind of know everyone involved. My surgeon has even done the Ross procedure before. He told me it is usually done in younger patients. He brought up Arnold Swartzenegger who got the Ross procedure but had to have a re-operation and that scared me. Look him up too see what I’m talking about. I’m glad I had the surgeon I did as I asked about rigid plate fixation and he said don’t do it because you will have problems if you have to open up again, easier with using wire unless you got nickel allergy I think it was. Also, I asked about minimally invasive and said got me it would increase risk so I told him I wanted the safest way and he said sternotomoy and really it doesn’t look that bad at all. As you know I did on-x and I’m fine with warfarin therapy really because I’m glad to be alive and don’t want to do a reoperation like you would with the other options

Timothy Stoner  8 days post surgery I’m doing fine. I’m walking further and further each day. My surgeon Dr Macheers I found out knows dr steltzer . I guess when you have done cardiac surgeries for over 31 years, you kind of know everyone involved. My surgeon has even done the Ross procedure before. He told me it is usually done in younger patients. He brought up Arnold Swartzenegger who got the Ross procedure but had to have a re-operation and that scared me. Look him up too see what I’m talking about. I’m glad I had the surgeon I did as I asked about rigid plate fixation and he said don’t do it because you will have problems if you have to open up again, easier with using wire unless you got nickel allergy I think it was. Also, I asked about minimally invasive and said got me it would increase risk so I told him I wanted the safest way and he said sternotomoy and really it doesn’t look that bad at all. As you know I did on-x and I’m fine with warfarin therapy really because I’m glad to be alive and don’t want to do a reoperation like you would with the other options

Timothy Stoner  8 days post surgery I’m doing fine. I’m walking further and further each day. My surgeon Dr Macheers I found out knows dr steltzer . I guess when you have done cardiac surgeries for over 31 years, you kind of know everyone involved. My surgeon has even done the Ross procedure before. He told me it is usually done in younger patients. He brought up Arnold Swartzenegger who got the Ross procedure but had to have a re-operation and that scared me. Look him up too see what I’m talking about. I’m glad I had the surgeon I did as I asked about rigid plate fixation and he said don’t do it because you will have problems if you have to open up again, easier with using wire unless you got nickel allergy I think it was. Also, I asked about minimally invasive and said got me it would increase risk so I told him I wanted the safest way and he said sternotomoy and really it doesn’t look that bad at all. As you know I did on-x and I’m fine with warfarin therapy really because I’m glad to be alive and don’t want to do a reoperation like you would with the other options.

Timothy Stoner  8 days post surgery I’m doing fine. I’m walking further and further each day. My surgeon Dr Macheers I found out knows dr steltzer . I guess when you have done cardiac surgeries for over 31 years, you kind of know everyone involved. My surgeon has even done the Ross procedure before. He told me it is usually done in younger patients. He brought up Arnold Swartzenegger who got the Ross procedure but had to have a re-operation and that scared me. Look him up too see what I’m talking about. I’m glad I had the surgeon I did as I asked about rigid plate fixation and he said don’t do it because you will have problems if you have to open up again, easier with using wire unless you got nickel allergy I think it was. Also, I asked about minimally invasive and said got me it would increase risk so I told him I wanted the safest way and he said sternotomoy and really it doesn’t look that bad at all. As you know I did on-x and I’m fine with warfarin therapy really because I’m glad to be alive and don’t want to do a reoperation like you would with the other options.

Brady Busch  My surgeon used a combination of wire and plates,for my AVR and mitral repair.Hopefully,if something is needed again,TAVR can be used.

Susan Lynn  Woo-hoo! Welcome to recovery and thank you for the lightening fast good news that surgery behind you!!! Walk. Rest. Repeat. You'll be home in no time! ❤

Timothy Stoner  This site is great for information on the Ross Procedure: therossprocedure.org You can see where the surgeons are located who perform these surgeries and other great info, I havent called anyone yet but I meet with my surgeon tomorrow as I think mechanical is best at this time, I need to get my valve fixed now and time is of the essence

Andrew Dial  Thanks so much. I’ll check it out.

Keep us posted on what’s happening with you. This website seems like a HUGE support group. There’s people who got your back… good luck! Whatever you decide Is gonna be the right decision.