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Going diving. Hubby went on his first scuba dive since the surgery. Doc gave him the release to go a few weeks ago and he finally felt ready. We jointly carried his gear (as it is quite heavy) and he put the BC (buoyancy control vest) and tank on in not quite chest-deep water. We reversed when...

Hubby had a follow-up appointment today and, with the exception of an unexplained missing screw in the sternal plate closest to his neck that has left him able to feel one of the wings of the plate (which is driving him crazy), all is well. He's been given the go to: 1. Get back to scuba diving...

It's been a while. I couldn't get here for a while, but we've just been so busy on top of that. Things are moving along. Hubby is healing well, though now plagued by some breathing issues which are related to one of three things... a cold that our daughter brought home (though he doesn't have...

Well, we are home. We are very lucky to have gone in when we did. Within 12 hours of hubby's arrival at the other hospital, his blood pressure had plummeted to 80-something over 50-something (the NP didn't want to tell me the exact pressure, but the look on her face spoke volumes). They quickly...

So everything was going well for hubby until last Sunday when he seemed to gradually start declining. He got.progressively weaker and was pale. Saw the cardiologist Tuesday and he sent us for bloodwork and an ekg. Determined anemia and was told to take iron twice a day. Next day I called his pcp...

Hey everyone. Just a quick note before I'm able to go into ICU to see him. All went well. He was on the heart lung machine about 2 hours, but repairs were extensive. AVR with dacron aorta replacement. Heart restarted no problem, valve working like a champ. Doc said arteries look good too, as he...

Hubby is scheduled for surgery on May 8th. The plan was, since he and I have the same blood type, for me to do a directed donation. I contacted the Red Cross and it's such a nightmare of logistics and extra costs that we have decided to nix the idea. First of all, we are 350 miles from where...

My husband was diagnosed in August 2011 at age 46 with BAV with root dilation. We know he needs surgery and he's had a lot of tests to help determine when, but this whole testing and then waiting to hear back with results is frustrating. His cardiac cath was today and we are overjoyed at the...