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Hey everyone. Today marks the two year anniversary of my O.H.S., and I am feeling better than I ever have. I confess I really don't make it to this site much anymore, but I will NEVER forget how wonderful everyone here is and was, and how much this place and you people helped me before and...

Hello everyone, Tomorrow will be the one year anniversary of my aortic valve replacement. I really don't think about it much anymore, but when I do, I always think of VR.COM, and how supportive everyone here is. This is such a wonderful forum, and I hope that everyone here facing this...

Hello everyone, I was just wondering if other people have had shortness of breath after surgery. I am just over 7 weeks post-op and and feeling great, but I get short of breath when exurting {sp?} myself, such as walking up hills or even coming up the stairs too fast. I did not experiance...

Just wanted to let everyone know I am back at home and doing well! My wife showed me all the posts while I was in the hospital, so I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone! I'm a bit out of it today, so I'll keep this short but thanks again! ~Ray

~Well almost. My surgery is scheduled for 7:30am on Monday morning, first one of the day. I had my pre-op appointment yesterday, which went good,so nothing left to do but show up at 6am on Monday. This weekend my wife Lilia and I will be driving up to my parents place in Oakhurst {near Yosemite}...

Hello all, Well as my date gets closer and closer, {July 12th} I am finding myself here alot more. Thanks to this site, I am ready for surgery. I do however have a question about the TEE procedure. I thought it would be no big deal, but the cardio asst. I takled to today said I should expect...

Hello everyone, Was just what to expect from my insurance company after the surgery is all said and done. Has anyone had any problems?? I have an HMO w/ Pacific Care, and so far they have been great. After 10 years of visits to the doc, echos, and blood work, my out of pocket expense has...

Hello everyone, Well I have been lurking around here for a few weeks now, so I figured its about time to introduce myself. My name is Ray, and I am 35 yrs. young and live in San Francisco Ca. About 10 yrs ago I was diagnoised with Aoritc Stenosis. For the first 7 yrs there was very...