“I couldn’t have picked a better surgeon or state of the art prosthetic heart valve”

In the springtime of 2011 under emergency conditions at age 58, I had the On-X Aortic Heart Valve, size 21mm, installed. I couldn’t have picked a better surgeon or state of the art prosthetic heart valve even if I had time to study, shop and compare. I had my valve installed on a Tuesday morning, ate lunch Friday and went home! Oh, and I walked out of ICU Thursday afternoon to take the elevator up to my over night room stay on the 11th floor! I went deer and elk hunting at 6,500′ elevation in the William O. Douglas wilderness area in October and November the same year with total confidence that I was better than new after surgery.

I read that some people state that their valve makes noise… my valve is silent! On one rare occasion, sitting in my recliner, in absolute silence, I could hear it “clicking”, I sat there and enjoyed the sound of life until I fell asleep for my afternoon nap. My GP doctors are amazed at the “normal” function sounds still present with a prosthetic heart valve!

Bill

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