Recent content by Kathmack

I agree totally with your thoughts on the sort of attitude it is best to have after one’s surgery. It has been two years since I had my valve replacement and the first several months were quite positive. However, due to the fact that I have had panhypopituitarism for over twenty years, I...

Coffee lover: It’s been about six months since my TAVR procedure and I am scheduled to get a colonoscopy sometime soon - just waiting for a checkup prior to. I haven’t had a colonoscopy since thirty years ago and it was fine so I ultimately forgot about getting another but decided that was...

Looks like a terrific dog Skeptic! I found out as you did that a bit smaller dog was about all I can handle at this point. My pup is a Corgi mix and is the best dog I’ve ever had. However I think I have been put to a test now because I currently live my daughter Anne and family which includes...

Just got a chance to see your photos and they are so terrific! I have a step-son who lives near Denver but I‘be never been able to go out to see him or the beautiful state of Colorado but I sure hope to see it soon! Thanks very much for sharing your photos!

Thanks for sharing the info re pellicle. I find it so interesting how folks come up with certain names for forum use.

My situation is kind of like yours in that I wasn’t really aware that my aortic valve was not in good shape. My healthcare was mostly focused on my panhypopituitarism which was finally diagnosed in January 2000. I had a myriad of strange symptoms starting in 1990 and went all over the place...

It’s indeed a very good movie. Where do you reside and I like the word pellicle even though I don’t know it’s meaning - but I’m probably not supposed to know the meaning!

I am very happy for you! I hope you have lots of wonderful health for a long time! I

If I am not being too nosy, how did you come to realize that you would need a second surgery? I only ask because I had a sort of event occur after my AVR - when I went for my post-op appt. the surgeon said he found that my valve was allowing too much blood to regurgitate and he would need to do...

Gee Sheena you are very lucky to have an internist who definitely is focused on keeping you strep-free. I have never been told to keep an eye out for strep symptoms since I had my aortic valve replaced. I take it that the main symptoms to watch for are sore throat and red throat.

I am so sorry that you’re blind in one eye! However, I am pretty sure that you will not regret having cataract surgery - I had that done four years ago and the best thing about it is that I came out of it with 20/20 vision. After being severely myopic since college I suddenly can see...

Bzam: I forgot to mention in my earlier reply that my late husband was a Navy pilot - he totally loved his job.

So interesting that you had your TAVR procedure exactly one day after I had mine! I feel so fortunate that I haven’t any history of palpitations or heartbeat irregularities and I hope that your erascible beat situation will ultimately evaporate. My new valve did not initially open properly and...

Thanks for sharing your family’s data - I was quite astonished that this particular cardiac situation can be so prevalent in any given family. My own family has kind of a history of heart disease on my maternal side. I was told probably twenty years ago that I had a heart murmur but since no...