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My On-x is one loud dude. Not only do I use a sound machine, you can hear mine standing within five feet of me at times. My 4 year old son even tells me "I hear your ticker" when he's sitting in the back seat of the car and I'm driving! Six months in and it still drives me crazy. Doc says...

My cardio has been following this closely, but I'm still of his school of thought. Bleeding is much easier to address than a stroke. Oversimplifying it I know, but the man has a point.

Sorry everyone! I'm back! January 2013 weight: 228 Last weight: 216.5 Today's weight: 217.5 Total lost: -10.5 I got as low as 214 in between. My doc gave me the all clear so I have resumed weightlifting and kickboxing, so the scale is going to get wonky on me as my muscles that deteriorated...

Here is my story. Bicuspid valve found at birth. Monitored my whole life. Never felt a thing. Went in to normal checkup 10/1/13 and found aneurysm. Cardiologist sent me to the surgeon. After that, I visited a second cardiologist with my tests. My cardiologist: We need to do something by...

Just found this. I'll join the party. January 2013 weight: 228 Weight as of 5/28/13: 216.5 Total lost: -11.5 I was 242 the day I went in for surgery. My goal is 195.

Good stuff everyone! I had my AVR and aneurysm repair 11/15/12. I used to run 5k's with my wife prior to surgery, and the best time I ever turned in was 39:45. I ran my first 5k since surgery 3/23/13 at 35:59, and then 5/4/13 I turned in a 32:57! It's really amazing what we can do once our...