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Thank you for all the support and thank you Ross for adding the pictures. I smiled and cry, whenever I look at them.

Jon "The Kwan" Noonan Jon was 6'6" tall and a handsome, kind person. He loved sports, music, animals, technology, and life. He could name every player for the SF Giants from any year. And he knew every song, by every artist over a 20 year span. His life was cut way too short, but he was a...

He going to have surgery. Just waiting for Dr Miller to get back. j

It is a complete shock for me to back on here writing this now. 15 months ago my then boyfriend, now husband, was undergoing his second open heart surgery for his congenital bicuspid aortic valve aneurysm. We went to Dr Miller at Stanford, who is an amazing, wonderful doctor.Jon recovered...

so we had the follow up at stanford and it was a suture abscess. Happy Thanksgiving everyone :D and we will write a detailed thread letting you know our experience with everything.

Hello, just a little question.... Has anyone experienced an abscess under the incision??? Jon has two times now. The first one was under the skin, not obvious, just "tight" and red around the side. He went to his PMD, got antibiotics, and then it ruptured later that day. We went to the ER and...

As of right now Jon is still in Stanford, his 8th day. They did an ECHO today and hopefully will have a CT SOON! He has been on a clear liquid diet for over 24 hours and is getting GRUUUMPY without food! :) He will most likely go home tomorrow, as long as the CT comes back ok. I will post all...

and we are through! the first surgery was 14 hours long and 3 and half hours later they went back in for another 3 hours to remove a blood clot that was preventing his heart from beating. he was critical for 2 days, but hes in step down icu, walking, and doing great as of now! thank god, thank...

Hello! I am a RN also and boy do i relate with the "knowing too much!" Being in the ER for three years didnt put a very good picture in my mind when my boyfriend was diagnosed with the aneurysm. Ive been more stressed out about this whole thing than he has, up until this point anyway. As the...

ME TOO! ive been working in the ER for three years, so what i see isnt pretty. everyday i look at my patients and try not to relate it to him. sometimes i want to cry at work...but i havent yet. i have faith and trust in Dr Miller and his staff, and God, and this piece of Dacron thats going in...

generally speaking the only SE from CT's with contrast, are from the contrast itself. people may have an allergic reaction to the contrast media that is injected into the vein through a high pressure pump. most people only experience reactions to the contrast if they are allergic to iodine or...

thats fantastic news.

yes, the wait is driving us nuts. and as the it gets closer, the higher the anxiety gets. he routinely takes his BP and is following the physical limitations he was given. as far as waiting, we really dont have a choice. it was found 7 and 5 years ago on echo, he was never informed of it, and...

Dr Miller will be out all of August. They dont want to do it now and then have him be gone. Also, we have had to FIGHT with insurance company to get everything at Stanford approved. Because of Jons first surgery, he was unable to get a PPO and had to get a HMO. We were sent to local surgeons...

good to know about the tattoos. hes always wanted one, but because of the coumadin he never has. hopefully itll stay that way.