Recent content by R&N Brown

Thanks for the replies,... Thanks for the replies,... Duffey, I love the avatar! I'll plan to stop in more often. Sumo, I checked out your post on the Ca forum today, you are everywhere. You still are setting a heck of an example by the way. Greg, nngbwh, Eva, thanks for the sentiments...

It's been a while since visiting, thought I would stop in and see how folks are doing. It's been a little over 27 months since surgery and you would never know I had anything done. I hope it's the same for everyone here. Keep exercising. Rob

19 days, I could not sit around the house I was going stir crazy. Like others here though, I am self employed and have a staff that watched over me closely, if they thought my coffee cup was too heavy they put a straw in it for me. When to return to work is always going to be dependant upon...

This may be one of the more important threads on this board. These types of conversations provide great hope to folks that are pre-surgery. There is nothing better then first hand representation of how physically active folks can be after having a Valve replaced. The potential for a rich...

Phillpi B. You must be self employed like me. I was 8 days back part time, 19 days to full time. I could not heal at home. 16 days after surgery I was on a practice field coaching middle school football. Had a couple new rules; 1 - No throwing the ball to coach. 2 - No hitting coach while...

60 Minutes run a segment on a biomedical company in PA that had grown a human valve among other organs and body parts. They started with cells from the person whom the part is destined for. 6 weeks to grow an ear in a mold. It was a pretty interesting segment. They displayed the heart valve...

Hello Ann, I wish I could help you out but I have nothing! I have been both out of range high and low and cannot physically tell the difference. As for my diet, I have trained myself to almost be like my dog! I eat the same things all the time. Keeps me level. The "same things" does include...

Great news Danny, Glad to hear you are healing well. Continue to listen to your system though, if you feel like your lifting too much or pushing it too hard, you probably are. I'd love to trade locations with you right now, warm Gulf Water sounds good. We just received a nasty mixed bag of...

Hey Chou, Who is it that you are referring to in your post that is intolerant of your viewpoints and in your words; Quote; "unfortunately there are some pathetic creatures that don't understand that we also have the responsibility to not be continually offended, and unless something is really...

Sandydee, Thank you for bringing this subject up. Earlier on I spoke about being advised to stick to lower weights with higher reps if I felt lifting was something I wanted to pursue. Man I got the hatchet by a couple of folks here so I did not bother bringing it up again. Very glad to see that...

Some Sundays I will have a couple of beers while watching football, then other weeks I don't. I test on Tuesdays, on the weeks I had beers it tends to increase my number a small amount. I can almost figure 1 tenth per beer. On the flip side If I have a decent size romaine salad it equals the...

Resting I run between 50 - 55 BPM. BP in the 140 / 80 range. I test every Tuesday and call these and my INR numbers in. I do quite alot of interval exercise, 3 -4 times a week, 30 - 40 minutes a visit, and my rate responds well. I try to bounce between 130 then up to 155 or so, hold for a...

Hello James, If you choose to pursue the study, your surgeon’s office will have you take Plavix and a low dose of aspirin for five days and then they will do a blood test to see how your system responds to the drug. If you are a responder then you may have the option. I was told that about...

Hello James, Welcome. I have been enrolled in the On-X study since July of 2008. Having a tissue valve was never a consideration of mine. The potential of having multiple surgeries did not sound all that inviting to me. I'm 49 now and having a tissue valve would mean at least one maybe two...

On-X in the Aortic Position. I don't Oink! I just tick away. Hoping to never have surgery on my heart again.