Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

My father has been told that he needs Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery. I am very worried.

Is there anything that can be done and is surgery the best option at this point?

Also what causes damage to the valves?

Kind regards

MikeGore wrote:My father has been told that he needs Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery. I am very worried.

Is there anything that can be done and is surgery the best option at this point?

Also what causes damage to the valves?

Kind regards

A valve that is narrowed (aortic stenosis), restricted blood flow.  A valve may have calcification with regurgitation.

Provided they do not already have a artificial/mechanical valve, then if they are open to a radical diet change,
it's a matter of improving the blood flow and reversing coagulation defects.

For the last 7 decades, most nutritionists, media and misinformed doctors have been doling out the worst advice possible.

All because of anti-science epidemiology.

What diet provides the best possible chance of recovery?

A diet that doesn't provoke the Randle cycle.

Unfortunately, most people consume diets that provoke the Randle cycle.

Basically after a meal, when glucose and insulin levels are elevated, the muscle tends to predominantly use glucose instead of fatty acids. In contrast, during periods between meals, blood glucose is present at baseline levels, insulin secretion decreases, and the concentration of free fatty acids in plasma increases. This mechanism allows preserving glucose for tissues that cannot use fatty acids and depend on glucose for energy.

In other words, as close to zero carbohydrate as possible. With higher preference to meats (Carnivore diet).

This allow gradual decalcification, lower blood coagulation defects, better circulation, etc.

Loads of cardiac calcium scores are at zero with this diet. It's considered by some to be the appropriate species diet
for humans.

I'm really encouraging him to change his diet.

That said, according to the doctors the surgery needs to happen soon.

Would there be any point to increase his intake of supplements like Vitamin K2, Magnesium, Vitamin D3 etc for decalcification?

Also, I want to help him improve his chances of recovery, and I've been reading things where some clinics provide intravenous therapy for Heavy Metal Detox IV infusion, NAD IV infusions , Gluathionine IV infusion, Alpha Lipoic Acid shots, CoQ10, Magnesium IV etc.

I'm thinking Intravenous delivery might accelerate benefit as opposed to just taking supplements.

Question is, is it a good idea to do all this pre-surgery? Or post-surgery? Perhaps both.

If you ask a surgeon a question about a nutritional problem, the answer is surgery.

Are you saying surgery is not really necessary?

My father says he feels tired with just walking around in the house. I would love if he could avoid surgery, but that doesn't seem likely at this point.

MikeGore wrote:Are you saying surgery is not really necessary?

My father says he feels tired with just walking around in the house. I would love if he could avoid surgery, but that doesn't seem likely at this point.

For most people, fear sells.

Because there's a presumption surgery is 'necessary'

However, the real cost is what happens afterwards.

Toxic prescriptions and possible complications of surgery, while never addressing the root cause.
One thing leads to another.

Murder by medicine is no accident

I absolutely agree with what you say. It's very frustrating when seeing family members and loved ones not listening to common sense, and doing things that harm their health.

It would be a very evil thing if the doctors are telling him he needs surgery when he doesn't. But I can see, something needs to be done, as he is suffering from shortness of breath and even light exercise e.g. walking is makes him very tired and looks like he is going to collapse.

When they say an aortic valve is damaged, is it not really damaged? Can it actually be 100% healed? If that's the case these doctors have serious explaining to do.

That said, my father is awaiting his surgery. They say pig valves last for 10-15 years. Is it possible it can last longer than that?

MikeGore wrote:I absolutely agree with what you say. It's very frustrating when seeing family members and loved ones not listening to common sense, and doing things that harm their health.

It would be a very evil thing if the doctors are telling him he needs surgery when he doesn't. But I can see, something needs to be done, as he is suffering from shortness of breath and even light exercise e.g. walking is makes him very tired and looks like he is going to collapse.

When they say an aortic valve is damaged, is it not really damaged? Can it actually be 100% healed? If that's the case these doctors have serious explaining to do.

That said, my father is awaiting his surgery. They say pig valves last for 10-15 years. Is it possible it can last longer than that?

The probable solution would be laughed at, however the "experts" are looking through the lens of their training, and in most cases, they sincerely believe surgery is the only solution.

Not knowing medical history or other details, so a guess would be nutritional, which these days is common. One hundred years ago, heart issues were almost unheard of, including valve issues.

There were no manufactured seed oils in mass quantities and mostly whole foods were consumed. Animal tendons, ligaments are the type of "material" needed to heal and regenerate valve material.

So again, not knowing the medical history, yet there are various drugs that can bring about valve heart disease. Various drugs can affect all of the valves.

Only about 5% of doctors question their training, and that's usually several years into practice when they have the time to reflect. Also little knowledge of nutrition and how other factors play into it outside of their field.

Yes, for most even if someone in the family has potential knowledge, most of the time, the person needing advise
outside of the experts will only listen to the experts. It's all about the fear, and there's no discernment.

My father has has the aortic valve replaced. He is now recovering at home.

Does anybody know if it is normal to have severe shortness of breath after aortic valve replacement surgery? He is able to go to the toilet etc, but usually runs out of breath with a few steps. A few times, I've also seen him run out of breath when he is just sitting.

The doctors obviously wouldn't have discharged if they didn't think he was okay, but I am still concerned that he has shortness of breath and it's been 2 weeks since the surgery. Also his hands and feet are cold.

According to google this is normal and can take some time to get better.

Is shortness of breath normal after heart surgery?
Postoperative dyspnea is common after cardiac surgery, even in low-risk patients.

How long does shortness of breath last after heart surgery?
Pulmonary function is severely reduced in the early period after cardiac surgery, and impairments have been described up to 4–6 months after surgery.

But it wouldn't hurt to ask your doc too.