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I had the delight of coming down with a bad case of pneumonia before Christmas. Went to the ER on Thursday week before and the sent my home with antibiotics. Things got worse so went back Saturday before and they admitted me. The antibiotics did not seem to be helping so they added a heavy...

My son and his wife are expecting another baby. They discovered during an ultrasound that he has transposition of the great arteries. He also has a large ventricular septal defect. The plan is to keep a close eye on things and then perform surgery right after delivery. He is due early February...

Going to have gall bladder out in Oct. I believe they want me to bridge. About 10 years ago I had a colonoscopy so I bridged for that. While on lovenox my liver enzymes increased dramatically. I did some googling today and there are some studies showing that can be a side effect of lovenox. So I...

Just wanted to throw this out there. I got my ST Jude mitral valve in1996. Was 35 at the time. After shoveling snow started to feel a flutter. Had them before but not as long as this one. Went to the Dr. and heard a murmur. When I had the TEE showed severe regurgitation and all my chords holding...

I just celebrated 25 years for my St Jude mitral valve. I almost didn't make it when my repair went south. So 2 open heart surgeries in 2 days but 25 years later still going strong. On my first surgery I think they were letting me wake up a bit early. I recall feeling them pulling as they were...