Recent content by kentuckyed

Just Lucky I guess.

The Medigap underwriting policy for pre-existing conditions makes it virtually impossible for most people to return to a Medigap policy after going to a Medicare Advantage policy. Many people are hoodwinked by the various has-been celebrities hawking these unscrupulous Medicare Advantage...

1. At what age did you get your bio-prosthetic valve? 64 2. How long have you had your bio-prosthetic valve for? 8 years, April 15 was my anniversary. 3. If your valve failed, what was the reason? Hasn't failed yet. 4. Are there any medications you have had to take after surgery because of...

Absolutely Fantastic!!

Wow, 21 pages, 418 postings, May 2019 to June 2022. And we still don't have the definitive answer. Maybe there is no definitive answer. Is 15 years of no warfarin, no clicking, no diet watching worth 30+ years or warfarin, clicking, diet monitoring? Who knows. Nobody lives forever. I really...

Daniel, sorry for your loss. We lost our 14 year old Wire Fox Terrier last fall and got Rosie a few months later. My wife was strongly NOT in favor of another dog at this point in our lives (me 71, she 69) and both of us showing our age. I was just as adamant that now is when we really need a...

My sincere Congratulations Duffy! Your experience bodes well for my 7 year old Edwards Bovine Aortic Perimount Magna Ease. My yearly cardiologist visits are just some questions about any problems/issues (none so far), more questions about staying active and exercising (as much as Rosie...

As I sit here and have my morning coffee and check emails I see this thread and just find it amazing that the USA medical system is as screwed up as it is. Profit motive does not equate to superior medical care. Medicare coverage being hawked in TV ads by has-been celebs - based on your ZIP...

I've been taking Eliquis since my aortic valve (Edwards Magna Ease bovine pericardial tissue) and aorta aneurysm repair in 2015. Had a few episodes of a-fib and the cardiologist instituted the regimen. Tried to have him take me off it a few times but he said absolutely not. I really felt the...

Cldlhd and Pellicle's comments immediately bring to mind the closing scenes in The Green Mile. Where the Tom Hanks character, Paul Edgecomb explains that he feels cursed for killing John Coffey. God has punished him with a long, long life with only Mr. Jingles as continuing company. Classic...

Gees, I've only got 6 years on mine. If I can go 20 I'll be 84. So I think I'll worry about other things. Congrats on your anniversary. I'll definitely raise one to you.

Not all of being in optimal shape is physical. Some is mental. Keep that in mind.

Wow, old men (relatively speaking), heart valves, copilots, MX-5s, motorcycles, I feel like I belong here. There may be hope for humanity yet. Will be going in shortly for a new knee (bone on bone hurts like **ll) so just about all of the mechanical toys are gone now (grandson and the terrier...

These posts always remind me of the runner Jim Fixx who just up and died one day. While not strictly related to heart valve replacement it is a reminder that you can feel pretty good and actually not be that good. Not meaning to influence anyone one way or the other, Just surfacing some more...

Hey Bob. I'm an ex-engineer. Got laid off in 2010 at 60 yo. Nobody was hiring, especially a 60 yo engineer, so I went to work at Lowes. Several years later they needed back-up truck drivers to satisfy some DOT requirement and I was volunteered. Had to have a DOT physical which required that...