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Heart valve surgery

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member asked a question 💭
Port Orchard, WA

I would like to know more about the TAVR procedure and afterwards. Will I have to take blood thinners? I don't know much about TAVR except that it is less invasive as they go in through the femoral artery.

October 5, 2019
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Don't know...all my tests are coming at clinic oct 23....I'll share when I know

October 10, 2019
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Still on blood thinners your pretty limited for two weeks which is the phase IAM in....walk twenty minutes several times a day ...no hills or stairs

November 24, 2019
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Breathing soooooo! Much better

November 24, 2019
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I love our odds. Better than if for open heart surgery.

November 9, 2019
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

May we both love be to talk about it🥺

November 9, 2019

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