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aortic valve replacement
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aortic valve replacement

Harold is day 3 after tissue aortic valve replacement (AVR). This patient had a narrowing aortic valve (aortic stenosis) which was causing the heart to fail. He had this replaced with an artificial valve made from animal tissue. The incision was through the middle of the breast bone (median sternotomy).

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Good afternoon, would you mind telling your name? Harold Shaw. Harold, what operation did you have? I had a heart valve operation. Ok, I will just tell that Harold is a day 3 after tissue aortic valve replacement. Would you tell us your experience from the surgery? I didn't feel nothing until I woke up and I was a bit sore, you know, you get sore when you get down to it, you know. During the up well, I felt nothing, you know, but I was sore afterwards. That was basically it. Did something go unexpectedly from your experience? I was, I mean, I was, I'm okay, you know. So nothing wrong from what you, from what you expected? No, no, no, no, nothing went wrong. Would you say something, as you're recommending for other patients, who are coming for such kind of surgery? Oh yeah, yeah, definitely I would. I mean, there's some people, I would, I would tell them, you know, you know, it's how your heart is your most important to me it's most important organ of your body to me you know you can live everything I mean I was told this now I've lived an extra 10 years but after 10 years it's a long time isn't it I would say so my experience anyway and this was not too challenging even the pain management is acceptable yeah no problems

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