An Anniversary of sorts

[DeWayne]

I guess today I get to celebrate my first surgery.

49 years ago I underwent my first open heart surgery, my first time on the heart lung machine, to open up my aortic valve.

Next year will be a real milestone marking my 50th year.

All I can say is I am glad to still be here, and hope for a good bit many more

Sometimes when I think about it it just amazes me that I survived it and that I was able to make it 47 years before having to have another operation. Hopefully this last one will last like the first one did!

 

[Bina]

Wow....you are a great source of motivation for all of us! Congrats.

 

[Freddie]

WOW!!!​

Darn rights you have the right to celebrate!!!

Hats off to you Wayne, enjoy your day!

Congratulations​

 

[Susan BAV]

Very best wishes to you DeWayne !

 

[njean]

I guess today I get to celebrate my first surgery.

49 years ago I underwent my first open heart surgery, my first time on the heart lung machine, to open up my aortic valve.

Next year will be a real milestone marking my 50th year.

All I can say is I am glad to still be here, and hope for a good bit many more

Sometimes when I think about it it just amazes me that I survived it and that I was able to make it 47 years before having to have another operation. Hopefully this last one will last like the first one did!

My goodness! Congratulations indeed to you my friend & I wish you many, many more anniversaries to come! Don't you wish that a forum like this would have existed then? Shoot, computers weren't even around then! Take care!

 

[thenewmarket]

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

You give all of the recent bicuspid aortic valve repair patients HOPE for many, many years with a repair. We don't often hear positive news about repairs for BAV so thank you for posting. I for one, intend to remain positive about my husband's repair, so thank you for encouraging me and many others!

 

[Ross]

Heck yes this is worth a celebration!

 

[Phyllis]

Congratulations- 49 years on a repair- that's an inspiration to all!

 

[ctyguy]

49 years ! holy smokes ! 49 years ! repair or replacement doesn't matter in my eyes. 49 years after OHS and still going strong ! Im 4 weeks post-op, Mini-AVR, absolute rookie but wow ! What an inspiration to us all !

 

[Karlynn]

No "sort of" about it - it's a celebrations! Wishing you many healthy years ahead.

 

[Cooker]

49 Years...Holy Smoke!!!! ....I was in my terrible two's.......come to think of it I might still be

Congrats!!!!!!

 

[WayneGM]

Wow, that's excellent. Congratulations! You are an inspiration to us all.

 

[Guest]

Holy cow ... that is COOL!

CONGRATS on your anniversary .

And, I expect you to celebrate ... appropriately .



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[Superbob]

Hey DeWayne, I just caught up with this --- wow, this isn't "sort of" an anniversary, it's a biggie! CONGRATS!!!

And here's wishing a fellow proud owner of a Freestyle many more anniversaries!