Recent content by tasha946

Best wishes! May your doctors and nurses give you wonderful care and your family share your love and strength as you go through this surgery and recovery. We will be awaiting good news!

Well wishes going out to you! Tasha

I have been reading about taking antibiotics before dental work, etc. as I have been diagnosed with mild to moderate aortic insufficiency and sclerosis. What is the opinion of the group as far as this goes? I have read that it is no longer recommended. Thanks, Tasha

Hi Catie, A little off topic here but I have reflux with Barretts Disease. I have upper endo every 1-2 years and have for, I guess 20 years. I gradually had to increase the strength of my meds. I now take Nexium 40 mg in the morning and 150-300 zantac at bedtime. Sometimes I require an...

Yes, watch and wait. My doctor ordered the echo because I have been breathless going up stairs and unusually tired. Also I had a strange "episode" where the only way I can describe it is it was like an adrenalin rush up through my chest partway down my arms that lasted a minute or two. (for...

Hi all, I am new here. Was just diagnosed with "mild to moderate" aortic insuffenciency and sclerosis. I have not yet met with the cardiologist or my GP. After researching the numbers, they all appear to be in the mild range to me, but anyway I am just beginning to learn. I am wondering...

Thanks for the warm welcome! I have a lot to learn and it looks like "this is the place!"