Hey, my thread came back without me bumping it!
I had my surgery in february. I am recovering well, and I hope this is the only time I have to go through this. I am really glad that I did not get an animal valve that will have to be replaced.
I have been back on the bike for 2 weeks tomorrow. I am getting back to pre-surgery normal, but still feel slow and out of shape (no big surprise there). We are still working on getting the coumadin dose right, but it seems to be converging on a solution. Someone recommended (there it is, it was Stepfam) that I aim for a fall century, and that looks like a good goal.
I had not heard of the left bundle branch thing. I will keep that in mind; so far, I don't seem to have any such problem. But it is becoming clear that you are right about being lifetime buddies with my cardiologist.
Thanks for the good thoughts, and good luck and good health to you.