J H's Posts

15 year anniversary for SAVR/Aneurysm repair. Annual testing going well. Pig valve becoming a bit more calcified, with now moderate regurgitation. Must now be on the lookout for symptoms, to which I don't have any yet (at least I don't think I do). Interestingly, both my cardiologist AND my surgeon have now retired!! My pig valve outworked them both!! Actually, will miss my surgeon alot, as he did a great job on my surgery and was always easy to talk with. Anyway....before they retired, they both advised I would need another SAVR (not TAVR) due to my age. Which makes sense and consistent to everything else I have read/heard. Still doing great and really no restrictions on anything. My prayers to all of you going through your own heart journey. Congrats to Adam on the 20 year anniversary of this website...which has been a true blessing to all of us. Thank you Adam!!

13th year SAVR anniversary!!! Everything still going great! I had my surgery when I was 48 year old....I turned 60 this past July. I DON'T feel 60, so therefore, I am not! In my mind, I still feel like a 30 year old. Anyway, the pig valve is still ticking away well with only slight bit of calcification. Per my last cardiologist visit, that is likely the first sign of it starting to deteriorate, although it will take some time to likely start causing any issues. In the meantime, its business as usual. Not sure if the next replacement will be SAVR or TAVR, but will worry about that when the time comes. I still enjoy reading everyone's posts and updates, as well as Adam's Newsletters. A ton of great info!! Take care everyone and remember...you got this!!