Redone

Hello friends, Well I made it thru 2nd redo (3rd AVR surgery). It was a complicated and long surgery. But my surgeon did an amazing job...

So you found another good reason not to get the life-saving valve surgery (as you previously posted you "...don't want to pay for the...

I love my scars. They get me tough guy respect. I tell people somebody shot me 3 times (the scars from the chest tubes being the...

I hear this! I was emotional before my first surgery and after having two in less than 9 months I'm even more so. I try to keep the...

Oh and Gail something I discovered is that in later life (just when you think you're resilient and in command of your emotions) going...

Thanks, jeffp, that’s nice to read. After my husband left me unexpectedly, I was going through a box of photos. I found one of me in a...

I’ve only had 2 people ask about my scar and one was a child. I have never thought my scars were cool, but I’m alive, so I just see it...

The 11 years I got from my tissue valve at age 34 passed by VERY quickly. I ended up having 3 surgeries due to bacterial endocarditis...

I’m fairly new to this. Mech valve put in about 14 months ago. I work on vehicles a lot. I work on my house a lot. I go shooting a...

I'm 87 and received my first, and only, mechanical valve when I was 31. I have lived an active life without undo concern about "blood...

I agree. I've been very proactive about my care and question Drs when it comes to various issues. In this case I felt awful on Keppra...

while some people will tell you "always only listen to your Dr" I think that flies in the face of the other advice of the need to...

should be less of a bleeding issue there because the nerve is already dead and gone. Still fingers crossed its not distressful.

actually this prompts me to ask about bleeding and local anaesthetic. I was under the impression that the injection of local anaesthetic...

I had a tooth extraction about 5 years ago. At the time, I did not have severe stenosis. But, I will say that it was done with only...