Thanks everybody for the birthday wishes.
Our kids, their wives and children just left after a nice family dinner.
There was a time when I didn't think I would see my sons grow up, much less grandsons and granddaughters.....and now, even a great-grandson. Goes to prove that there truly is "life after OHS".
Recovery, especially early recovery, would have been a lot easier and less bewildering if Valvereplacement.com had been around after my surgery. But then, computers weren't around back then. They say that "old dogs can learn new tricks" and that is certainly true as I have learned much from this forum.
Thanks, Dick