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Ouch Ouch And Ouch Again Ouch Ouch And Ouch Again So sorry to hear that you're back in the hospital. Quick thinking on the part of your medical team is so important. I send you my good thoughts and healing energy. Keep your spirits up and don't let anything or anyone stand in the way of your...

OK - I'm back at that Ponderosa! After 11 days in room 2200 at the medical facility, I am now back at home. "Be it ever so humble (aka - mortgaged to the hilt) there's no place like home! My legs still look like they belong to someone else... some rotund persona that doesn't resemble the...

Greetings from room 2200 at Kaiser Medical Center. I had a turn for the worse 5/13 - labored breathing and retention of water. Basically, I was in CHF and needed to get back to the hospital ASAP. So back to Kaiser at 1 AM and here I am, still. It appears that my kidneys were not very happy...

Side-bar To The Pain Med/constipation Dialectic Side-bar To The Pain Med/constipation Dialectic Vicodin, morphine, whatever - all seems to be constipating me, too. Just sent home yesterday with an ample supple of suppositories. OK - in theory this should work... just help me understand how...

Greetings - I'm back home! Greetings - I'm back home! Greetings and salutations to you all!! My AVR went very well... I had a bit of a time with things last weekend... but, now things are looking better. I came home yesterday afternoon... this was my first full day back at "the ranch" and I...

The Night Before... The Night Before... it is 11:00 PM 4/29 (by my clock) and I thought I'd take a moment to log on and post a note. I report to the hospital tomorrow at 5:30 AM and surgery is scheduled for 7:00 AM (Kaiser Medical Center - Santa Clara, CA). I am absolutely amazed at how...

Date w/Destiny is Delayed!!! My Error Date w/Destiny is Delayed!!! My Error OK - in my haste to get my post on the website, I totally blew it with the date of my pending surgery. :confused: It is actually scheduled for Wednesday, April 30th - not the 23rd of the month. :eek: I know I'm...

Last Friday (3/28) I had my angiogram and it came out much better than I expected. I do not have any substantial blockages to deal with at this time - I only have to contend with the AVR. That's nice to know... :) BTW - I was really apprehensive about the angiogram. A neighbor, long ago...

I'd Be Mad As Hell... I'd Be Mad As Hell... Well, I must say that as someone who is facing surgery in the very near future, I'd be livid and feel very deceived - as well as scared to death at the prospects of having OHS - and with my chest being left open after the surgery for 24 - 36 seconds...

Wow! Wow! I just returned from a short business trip - Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. Beautiful country and the Sierra Nevada's were resplendent in their snow capped beauty. Perhaps I have been in a minor phase of denial, or just put so much of this out of my mind... but, I discovered that the...

I Am Overwhelmed By Your Kindness I Am Overwhelmed By Your Kindness I am deeply touched by each and everyone of your comments, suggestions and support. I am sure that over the weeks I will come to truly appreciate and look forward to your continued words of encouragement. Thank you, one and...

I must confess that I feel a bit foolish feeling the way I do... but then again, feelings are just that - FEELINGS. When my doctor told me the news (that I needed an AVR) I just went numb. Since that I have vacillated up and down emotionally and of late, just seem to accept the fact that it is...