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    Gail in Ca replied to the thread 12 years and counting.
    Excellent! I appreciated you thanking your wife! In 35 years, I’ve had 3 AVR’s. My aortic valve looks good on my echos. Here’s to many...
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    Gail in Ca replied to the thread Mechincal valve.
    For some of us, it takes longer to get used to hearing this thumping. It probably was 2 years before I was able to go to bed and just...
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    My aneurysm measurement was 6 before surgery. When I read the notes after surgery, it was apparently 7. It fell apart in my surgeon’s...
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    Gail in Ca replied to the thread LVAD.
    Yes, he’s trying to get his own meter. His range is 2-3, but it was 1.5 when he left so Carolina. I would’ve brought mine and tested...
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    Gail in Ca replied to the thread Interesting phone deal.
    ATT. Yes, my daughter and I are both paying too much, but we get service when others with another plan don’t. I think my daughter is...
  • Gail in Ca
    Gail in Ca replied to the thread LVAD.
    Thank you!! He’s a great brother, Father Husband and Grandpa! He got this pump and went back to his job of 43 years at a well known...
  • Gail in Ca
    Gail in Ca replied to the thread Interesting phone deal.
    Wow! Where do you get that price? I’m paying $63 for mine and it’s a no frills plan but good enough for how I use the phone.
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    Gail in Ca replied to the thread Interesting phone deal.
    That’s super inexpensive. I’m paying a bunch for AT&T. Here’s a fun story: our wind symphony performed a concert last year to a full...
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    Gail in Ca posted the thread LVAD in Heart Talk.
    I saw my brother-in-law on Saturday. He is now outfitted with a LVAD. His heart was in very bad shape. He had OHS to have this pump...
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    I never knew the AA replacement added to the risk. I just thought it was an overall risk to have valve replacement and all that goes...
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    You can do a colonoscopy without holding warfarin, but if they find anything that needs removal, they will not do it and you’ll have to...
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    My top surgeon at Stanford chose Carbomedic top hat for my 2nd and 3rd avr (3rd due to endocarditis). I didn’t even want to assume to...
  • Gail in Ca
    That’s great your mitral repair looks the same. Cardiologist’s know that mitral repairs sometimes fail. Mine failed and I’m now at mod...
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    Gail in Ca replied to the thread Elective Surgery wait lists.
    In the SF Bay Area, I only waited 6 weeks for my first surgery. The surgeon wanted to line up the people he wanted in there for my...
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