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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: August 22, 2014

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10 years ago (January 19, 2016)
Eight weeks post surgery and doing some stairs!
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Paul Doria
Your doing great did you go mechanical or bovine
Paul Doria
Tissue defo seem to give quicker recovery.
Liz Burroughs
That's great!! I think I'd have a hard time getting up all those stairs!
Whitney Nelson
Neil that's awesome! I'm tired just looking at the picture of the steps.
Anonymous, heart valve patient
Anonymous
Wow, I am 7 weeks post op and that would not be happening without a several stops and catching my breath.
Paige Rupe
Oh goodess I hope I can get on this level so soon
Wanda Mroz
Wow... Good for you! I'm 5 months post op and I still get a tiny bit winded sometimes! Of course you are younger! Lol
Anonymous, heart valve patient
Anonymous
What made you choose tissue valve? I'm trying to decide. I see they even have horse tissue valve which is proving to be more durable. I'm a horse lover...lol some humor to help decrease the anxiety I'm feeling.
Neil Collins
If you look back on my profile you can see the path that led me to decide tissue. It came down to a couple of factors. My career as a pilot is somewhat complicated by the requirements for blood thinners, the potential for noise of the valve, the advancements in... Read more.

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