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Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: January 23, 2017

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Larry Ring posted an update

11 months ago (May 22, 2025)

Well....I'm back... Short story: had aortic valve replaced in 2017. Cow tissue. All good until early this year, when I started feeling that "heartburn" sensation again on exertion. Echo...angio...conclusion: valve is prematurely failing. So...8 years later, faced with either another open heart valve replacement or TAVR. I'm 67 years old...healthy... Read more.

Herb Greenberg

HI Larry - it's the underlying concern I think we all have. It's a matter of time. What kind of valve, may I ask? I'm 5 years in and had mine done OHS when I was 67. So far, so good but I do try to heed my body's signs... Read more.

Valerie Allen

Eight years is not long enough, I agree. Hopefully a TAVR will work for you. Do you know what kind of valve it was?

Larry Ring

My bicuspid was replaced in 2017 with a 27mm Edwards bovine valve... The expectation was it would last 15 years or more and then a TAVR...so now the whole lifetime management paradigm has changed....

Larry Ring posted an update

7 years ago (February 6, 2019)

Holy cow. Today is my two year anniversary for my aortic valve replacement and aneurysm repair. Hard to believe. Members of this site were so supportive and helpful along the way, and reading everyone's stories gave me inspiration along my own journey. Today, all is well. The valve is functioning... Read more.

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Marie Myers

Congrats on your anniversary. Your surgery was a month before mine, so I read all your posts and followed your story. I, too, am doing well. It is actually hard to believe it has been 2 years!

Sue Sanchez Grela

Larry thank you for posting an update! Congratulations â¤ i followed you, as well as others, closely as I approached my March 1 date. There is a bond for sure with those who went before and along with us. God bless this site and all of us who are stronger... Read more.

Marie Picun

Wow can't beleive it is two years from your heart surgery. A big Congrats to you. I followed your jouney. My surgery was done on Oct 9,2018. Aortic Valve went with tissue.

Civita Fahey

Class of 17'. Cant believe we are all so close or at our 2 year.. time flies.. I followed your story as my surgery was in April.. Glad all is well.

Larry Ring posted an update

8 years ago (February 11, 2018)

We are blessed to have this site. Thank you, Adam. We are blessed to have our skilled surgeons, our under-appreciated anesthesiologist team, and, of course, our angels...the nurses. And we are blessed to have each other.

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