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I'm about to have a second SAVR and was wondering if anyone knew of any way to mitigate the reaction to anesthesia that I, and I imagine some others (fellow gingers), have. It always seems to make me sick (extreme nausea, to put it lightly). I remember the first time. I was seven or eight years...

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Hi Folks, I'm not sure how to start, but I will say that the people on this forum are wonderful. It's difficult for me to articulate what it's like to read everyone's thoughts and posts, but thanks. That being said, I'm coming on on another valve replacement. I had my aortic valve replaced in...

Hi, I'd like to meet some fellow members for 'coffee/chat' about our experiences. I live in the Eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, but am willing to travel. I think it'd be fun if we could get a small group together, but I'm open to anything. thanks, Chris

Are there local groups of us that meet, face to face, to talk, or is it mostly done online? I asked my cardiologist about 'support groups', but she really didn't know of any. I would love to get together, over coffee or something, to talk about the things that we talk about here. This is a great...