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I also believe that stress can speed up the growth rate of aneurism. I was fairly stable at 48/49 mm for several years and then my husband of 40 years passed away and I underwent an extremely stressful and terrible time. I was on yearly echoes at that time and went from 48/49 mm to 57/58 in 15...

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack this thread. You are right, McCbon, let's start a new thread.

Hi McCbon, may I be snoopy and ask who will be doing your surgery?

Hello to all you good Staying the Course people. I think I'm finally back on track again, too. I enjoyed my summer, eat too much, didn't exercise and as a result gained a few pounds. My goal is to lose 7 pounds and so far I'm down 1 1/2. I know the last five are tough to lose, I've tried it...

Honeybunny, I'll be thinking about you tomorrow, best wishes for a successful surgery.

Superbob, my "heartiest" congratulations to you and your wife on your 49th wedding anniversary. I believe that calories consumed on special days do not count.

I also need a good kick in the butt. I have absolutely no motivation to go to the gym (Y). I was really good until the start of summer and then I got busy with gardening and other stuff and now I just can't get back into workout mode. I find all kinds of excuses not to go. Anybody have any...

Don't buy any more candy, dornole!

Good Sunday morning everyone and thank you for the welcome. Dornole I have the Fitbit charge HR and a smart phone. I have the app on it, but I really just use the Fitbit dashboard on my computer. I also try to get 10,000 steps in every day and will sometimes go for a walk to reach my goal...

Hi, this is my first time posting in this throw-down/staying the course thread, but dornole, I am intrigued by your fit bit friend challenge. I also just recently bought one and wear it all the time! I have no idea how this works, so you have to explain. Hope nobody minds me just jumping...

Hi Kay-Bee, I'd like to answer some of the questions you posed since I was in a very similar situation. I was living alone, one son nearby, but very busy with a job and 3 young children. In the hospital, my son and daughter-in-law stayed with me as much as they could, certainly not 24/7...

Congrats Steve, good to read that you are doing well. You are one of the mainstays of this forum and always give good advice. I wish you many more anniversary days.

Judy, I live about 40 miles from Rochester. Everyone is different of course, but I would have travelled quite a distance to have my surgery done at Mayo or other Center of Excellence as far as heart surgery was concerned. Usually people who fly to Rochester to have surgery stay at least a few...

Hi Judy, I was in a similar situation as you. Aneurysm involving the root but also the ascending aorta. It measured 4.7 cm when it was discovered,( my GP heard a murmur during a regular check up and I had an echocardiogram). Since the Mayo Clinic is less than an hour's drive away I was...

Dornole, my surgeon at Mayo specializes in mitral valve repair, including robotic. Check him out, I believe it definitely worth your time to talk to him.

Hello mxtexas, I had a David procedure about 3 years ago and I am very happy with the outcome. Even though I still have a little leak, I do not expect another surgery. When you look at the stats, chances are pretty good that this is a permenent fix and you shouldn't automatically expect...

Wow, those are great numbers Paleogirl. I didn't realized HDL could go that high.

As long as it's down the middle of the sternum it's a median sternotomy. Mine is a full 8.5" long, minimally ones are about half of that. At least that is my understanding.

Hi Teju, I had my aortic valve repaired three years ago and I am very happy the surgeon was able to repair it and did not have to do a replacement. He told me he did not know if he would be able to repair or not until he get to see the valve with his own eyes. So glad we could proceed with...

I'm a fairly new runner, started running at age 63 two years ago, and after a recent 5k spotted my cardiologist at the finish line. He knew that I was physically more active after surgery than before but he was still surprised and pleased to see me there. Of course he was much faster than I...