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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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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

Neil Collins

Went tissue valve. So far so good.

Paul Doria

Tissue defo seem to give quicker recovery.

Sophia Ridley

Loving it !

Jacqueline Cook

Awesome, Neil! Good for you!

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

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

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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