Recent content by roundsgirl

Hey gang, Hope all is going well with each of you. I wanted to update my last post. I had my open heart surgery on March 13. The surgery went good. He made my aortic root bigger and put in a on x mech. valve size 23. I came out of surgery and I was doing really good. all but the pain, which I...

Hey gang, some of u may remember may and a lot not. My name is Lisa, I had my first OHS in Jan. 08 and now they tell me it's time to do it again. Scheduled to go into hospital on the 4th of March to start the testing before the surgery, heart catch etc. This has been the worse roller coaster of...

yeah sorry Al it's 0.84 cm2.

So sorry to hear about your friend. For those of you who had to have the surgery for aortic stenosis, what were your numbers? My original ohs was for regurtation and now I have stenosis on the tissue valve. My AV area is down to .084 cm2 and pressure gradients are running 60s and 30's. My doc...

Thanks for all the responses. I will be doing research on all of this. It's so good to hear from all of you. I had quit posting as I just felt hopeless, thinking if this is as good as it's gonna get, well you know what I mean. It's been ups and downs since my surgery. Cherie' my back also...

Hey Lyn, yes you are right it's been pretty rough since the surgery. I really don't know which part of the aorta, but the picture scetched out for me, looked like the ascending, isn't that the part the aortic valve is attached to? As far as insurance I am on Medicare, since I am now on total...

Thank u sooooo much Al. I will check this doctor out.

Hey gang, I've got a question. I am being told by my cardio. to think about whether I'd rather go to Duke, or Emory to see about having my aorta replaced. I've never even heard of this. What is the surgery called. I know I should have asked my doc all of this, but I was really floored at the...

Hey gang, Hope all is well with u guys. It's been awhile. Been getting ready for gastric bypass surgery due to the patient valve mismatch. My lastest echo showed Left ventricular function is hyperdynamic..what does that mean? Pressure gradients are still high actually even higher. Peak is now...

Thanks to all of you.

Thank you very much. What is the "concentric" all about?

Hey guys, hope everyone is doing good. I had an echo the other day and I was wondering if someone can help me with a sentence on the report. Left ventricle: The left ventricle size is normal with moderate concentric hypertrophy and upper limits of normal systolic function. What does this mean...

I'm with you DuffMan I've tried to get life insurance; but after I went over all my health issues the lady basically told me no insurance co will touch me with a 10 ft pole. LOL Plus she said to address just one of my health issues, that you have to be atleast 5 years out from OHS before they...

Cardio, said no more walking for now. He wants me to have stress test. Sorry I haven't posted by sooner, but thanks for all your comments. For some good news. I just found out today that I got approved for me disability and they are going to back pay me to 2005. I was in shock after all...

Thanks Ross, This happened Sunday morning. My blood pressure was back to normal within 30 minutes. Still waiting on call from Cardio.