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  • Hi Ira, Thanks so much for your message. That's great news about tge latest blood thinners. I will be having tissue replacements so I won't be needing blood thinners myself. Glad to hear you are recovered 6 years. I wish you well and very much ...

  • Hi Kat! That must have been such a shock! I’m glad you are on the other side of your surgery. I would love to talk with you further about your experience. Thank you so much for reaching out! Daneen Sent from my iPad

  • Hi Daneen, Best of luck with your surgery. Did not have a valve issue but I did have occasion to take a blood thinner after my coronary artery bypass surgery six years ago. I recommend that you find out from your cardiologist whether you can take ...

  • Hello Daneen, I am sorry to hear of your need for valve surgery. I was also born with a bicuspid aortic valve that was only diagnosed by a cardiologist in Oct 2020 (with an 85% regurgitation rate). I had open heart surgery in August 2021 at Cedars ...

  • Lesa, I am sorry you are going through this. I am getting surgery for exactly what you are getting surgery for this spring. However, I knew I was facing valve replacement since I was a child. I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve. But, I did ...

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