Recent content by dell3865

Thank you to all who replied. I feel kinda stupid now. If I am caring for a patient, I always will go through all the possible diagnoses when they tell me their story but, with my own health, I barely pay attention to symptoms and just live with the problem until it gets serious. While my...

In late July 2016 I had a calcified, two-leaflet aortic valve replaced along with resection of a 4 cm. aneurysm in my ascending aorta, replaced with a graft. I am still unable to exercise, cannot lift 20 pounds or walk 15 -20 feet without being completely out of breath. My brother had the same...

In late July 2016 I had a calcified, two-leaflet aortic valve replaced along with resection of a 4 cm. aneurysm in my ascending aorta, replaced with a graft. I am still unable to exercise, cannot lift 20 pounds or walk 15 -20 feet without being completely out of breath. My brother had the same...

In late July 2016 I had a calcified, two-leaflet aortic valve replaced along with resection of a 4 cm. aneurysm in my proximal ascending aorta, replaced with a graft. I am still unable to exercise, cannot lift 20 pounds or walk 15 -20 feet without being completely out of breath. My brother had...