Recent content by Ginas

Thank you, I am getting up and down ok. But I will try that and see if it works. I don't think I slept at all last night. I was so tired at work today. I know it will get better as time goes on. Today is 3 wks to the day of my surgery.

sleeping sleeping When is it safe to sleep on your side? I really hate sleeping on my back and I have been sleeping in the recliner or the couch to make sure I don't try to roll on my side. Tomorrow will be 3 wks since my surgery. I have been back at work for 5 days now and today I felt so...

If I did something besides sit at a desk I think I would worry more. I also have a great group at work and a sick room so if I feel tired I will be able to go lay down for a bit and they will cover for me. Believe me I know it is pushing it but I also would not be doing it if my doctor was not...

Don't know if you will remember me or not but I wrote a post a few weeks ago about being scared. Things kind of sped up and I really did not have much time to be scared after all. About a week after I wrote the post my ankles started swelling and I called and they said come on in and check in...

I haven't noticed any leg crapping but it is only 9 months since my ankle surgery and I still deal with that. By that I mean still difficult to walk on and still some pain from it but nothing that Advil doesn't fix. I think that is something I need to know some where I read you can't take...

I noticed different ones have meds listed and the kind of valve ext. listed under their names. When they did the blood work they said my cholesterol was high and put me on Lipitor and when I first went in I was taking Atenolol and they added Lisinopril. But that is all I am taking as of now...

Thank you all for your input. Keep it coming. Ken how was things at St. Luke's. I am thinking this will be done within 3 to 6 months. It means so much to talk to someone who understands

Hello, I found this site while researching my condition. I have know for several years that I had a heart murmur. I broke my ankle last Sept. 2010 and when I was in the emergency room they did an EKG, they were concerned and that was all I really knew. The next morning they were telling me...