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Joann celebrates her 45th anniversary of 2 mechanical heart valves. Yes, there have been many high spots, and a few days that were a challenge. This year Joann faced several significant issues. She had a false positive reading for colon cancer. Cleveland Clinic performed at virtual...

This posting is slightly early, but we have many commitments in the next 2 weeks. Joann has had her aortic and mitral valves installed Dec. 10th, 1971. They were replaced along with 3 bypass in 1999. She has had a pacemaker since 1996. Life has presented many challenges and many wonderful...

Joann celebrated her 42nd anniversary a few weeks ago. We currently are Snowbirds in SW Florida. Life is not as easy for Joann as it was a few years ago. Her age and the various issues make more challenges. The heart is in atrial fib. about 70% of the time. This date is measured by the...

Joann Bos 42nd Anniversary of 2 mechanical valves For those of you that have been around for a few years, this report will be a repeat of the history of my wife and her medical experiences. For those of you that are new, this is written to give you hope and encouragement that your future can...

Joann will celebrate her 40th anniversary this week. The aortic and mitral valves were replaced in December of 1971. The Starr Edwards valves were replaced in 1999 with Carbometics valves. 3 bypass and a root graph that was done at the same time. How far have we come in the past 40 years...

Joann has her 39th anniversary of double valve replacements on Dec. 10th. She is 72, so she has lived with her clicking friends for a majority of her life. As many of you know, her valves were replaced in 99 and 3 bypass. The pacemaker was replaced this summer at Cleveland Clinic (while on...

Hi Friends, We have not been on this site for a few months. Joann just had her 3rd pacemaker installed at Cleveland Clinic. They will perform the procedure while you are on coumadin. Their research shows that it makes little or no difference for the procedure and a BIG difference with the...

It does not seem that it is time to write about Joann celebrating her 38th annivesary with 2 mechanical heart valves. Dec.10th, 1971 was a day that will be written in our life story in STONE! We were only married for 3 months (1959) when they discovered her heart damage from rheumatic fever...

I need some assistance from others that have Medicare Advantage. Joann has been going to the Coumadin Clinic for many years. Jan. 1, 2010 we are be mandated to Medicare Advantage. Do you pay the co payment for your regular visit. I have heard 2 versions. The new insurance company says that...

My wife of 49+ years (Joann) will celebrate her 37th year of double mechanical valves on Dec. 10th. (She weighed 88 lbs and was in MAJOR heart failure) Throughout these years she has had the celebration of good medical care and success and the frustrations of medical challenges. I write this...

Would it be an asset to have a list by year of those that have had valve surgery. It would look something like this: 1999 Mary Sue Atrial and Mitral Mechanical St. Jude Cleveland Clinic I am not qualified to do this chart. It would be on one page. This would take some computer...

Dec. 10th, 1971-A date that we will never forget. Joann received 2 mechanical heart valves that saved her life. This is not written to congratulate her, but rather to give hope and encouragement to all of the other members that are walking in the sand following her pioneer path. Let's look at...

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Dec. 10th Joann (my wife of 47 years) will celebrate her anniversary of 2 mechanical heart valves. During this time we have seen SIGNIFICANT progress. You would never believe the issues regarding this disease in the 60's. Fortunately, they learned so that Joann can live. The purpose of...

Just a quick question. Have you ever heard that the length of time on the pump affects the hearing. Joann was on the pump for over 6 hrs. in 1999. She has had moderate hearing loss. The audiologist told her (and another patient that had bypass) that there is some medical indication that the...

Dec. 10th, 1971. We will both NEVER forget. Little did we know what the future would bring--both good and bad. Those 2 mechanical valves lasted 27 years. We never heard of Coumadin, atrial fib, infection risk, blood tests, the LOUD clicking of the Starr Edwards valves, and all of the other...

We read in Bottom Line that heat will have a negative effect on Coumadin and Dig. They cautioned about having this medication shipped during the heat of the summer. Our PBM (Prescription Benefit Medication) the famed and useless Caremark is based in Birmingham, Alabama. We must get our...

Calling all Root Canal Patients!!!!! Joann has always had antibiotics via the drip for all dental procedures. She was told today that she must have a root canal or an extraction. Coumadin is NOT an issue. The question regards the root canal. How many times did you require the antibiotic...

Knight-Rider recently published a report regarding Amiodarone. It is not approved for Atrial Fib/Flutter. Read the attached article and also the link. Use of amiodarone comes with substantial risks Knight Ridder Newspapers What are amiodarone's risks? The drug's FDA-approved...

Greetings Heart Valve Friends, This Friday, December 10th, Joann (My wife of 46 years) will celebrate her 33rd year of 2 mechanical valves. Yes, that is a long time. There are certainly many people to thank, (some are no longer with us) for this quantity and reasonable quality of life. As...