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I am a little late! Last week was my 8 year anniversary, so I thought I would stop in and celebrate with those who can truly appreciate it. ;)

I have been having such a crazy busy couple of work weeks that I let my anniversary slip by. August 1 was 7 years and I am still ticking! Praise the Lord!!!

Very interesting. I started having the occular migraines as a young teen with usually no headache. After AVR, they increased to sometimes 4-5 times a day lasting at least 20 minutes each where beforehand I could sometimes go more than a month without it happening. I was put on Topamax twice a...

Welcome, Navin! You have beautiful children!

I just had and MRI and MRA this past week. It was very long and I did almost panic at first, but began saying "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" to the beat of the noises that were coming from the machine. All went well until it came to the contrast at the end. They had told...

Well, I am not sure what to think of the studies, but I just know that I do not function at the same cognitive level anymore. It improved slowly for a long time after surgery, but now at 4 years I guess I am just as good as I am going to get. In our house when people talk about things, they...

Wishing you many more! Congrats!

Thanks everyone!!!

I haven't posted in a long time, but I wanted to visit today because it has been 4 years since my AVR and I'm ticking along just fine! I figured you guys are the only ones who know how significant a "heart anniversary" feels. For you guys who have just made it over the mountain, you will feel...

I had to start taking topamax (migraine med) twice a day to control the "shooting lights". I had them before surgery occasionally, but after surgery began having them several times a day. I still have them every couple of weeks even with the meds, but it doesnt last as long.

Congrats, George! I just celebrated my 3-year mark recently and I know how good it feels!!!

Hi Laura, I just wanted to welcome you and assure you that any and all feelings are normal! For me, knowledge was a "control" that I needed in a very out-of-my-control time and I learned more from this site than I did from my doctors about what what to expect from surgery. So, ask questions...

Congrats and wishing you many more!

My coumadin "clinic" has basically consisted of one very sweet young man who told me he is moving on to better things at my appointment this week. He has been wonderful and has really known what he was doing over the past three years. The person who will be taking over my appointments is a...

It has been three years today! Only you guys can understand how significant that feels. ;)