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Hello, I used to belong to this site a long time ago. I had open heart surgery in January 2006. I have not been here in several years. I have a friend who belongs to several support groups for feeding tubes. We were sitting here discussing support groups. I was telling him what a blessing this...

I realize that I have not been here in a long time. This breast cancer proved to be more involved than I thought. When I got the results of clean margins and clean nodes I figured I was heading to radiation and then done with it. BUT that cancer was very aggressive. On a scale of 1-3, it was a...

Ten years ago yesterday I had a mitral valve repair, maze, and one bypass. After many bumps on the road to recovery, I have been just fine until now. Then during Thanksgiving week a routine mammagram found a mass on my right breast. This lead to a biopsy then lumpectony and sentinel nodes...

Long time since I have been here... Heart is doing fine but other health issues now. After a routine mammogram over Thanksgiving, I was called back for another one. Then had an ultra sound and then a biopsy. I went to learn more about the findings of the biopsy yesterday. I have invasive ductal...

Read this on the front page of the local paper this morning. http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1293261606244510.xml&coll=1

This was at my school this past Friday morning. It was awesome to see this unfold! Not too many dry eyes in the audience. http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1292656809307650.xml&coll=1

I had my ablation done on Wednesday. The easiest procedure I have ever been through was this ablation. I got there Wednesday morning, was greeted by a very cheerful nurse, and was led to a room as big as most hotel room. They stared an IV, took my temperature and my blood pressure. The...

One of the first grade teachers I worked with died yesterday evening. She was on her way home from somewhere and someone found her in her car on the side of the road. The paramedics could not revive her. She was 66. They think she had a heart attack but they will not know for sure until they...

I have had Atial Flutter for over a month now. I will be having an ablation either a week from today , October 20, or the following Wednesday, October 27. I should find out tomorrow exactly when. Some of you should remember how scared I was before my OHS.:) I was so scared that it was scary to...

Neat video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGODurRfVv4

I had an EKG and I have Atrial Flutter, HR about 107. I just talked to my cardiologist. He increased my Toprol from 75mg-100mg /day. and I have to go get a blood test to check thyroid functioning tomorrow before 4 o'clock. He wants me to go have an echocardiogram to make sure there is no...

I remember going to work that Friday not even worried about THAT storm, it was heading toward Florida. I came home Friday after school and it was coming toward us. We had an appointment at the vet Saturday morning. We did not dare leave before because if we went to a hotel, the dogs may need...

I got my thyroid biopsy results today and was very happy to hear that the nodule is just that, a benign nodule.:smile2: I feel like I spent part of my summer in limbo. First waiting for an appointment to get an ultrasound. Then waiting for the result of the ultrasound and finding out that I...

Hello, Had that fine needle thyroid biopsy done this morning. I am happy that it is over with.There was nothing to it. This doctor sure is very skilled at what she does. Now I am waiting for the results which I should get by the middle of next week. She said that if I get called for a second...

I am scheduled for a fine needle thyroid biopsy this Friday. As I said in another post, when I went to the endocrinologist at the end of May he found nodules on my thyroid. He sent me for an ultrasound and now he wants a biopsy. All the blood work came back fine. I am nervous about the biopsy...

When I went to see an endocronologist(sp?)at the end of May he said he could feel nodules on my thyroid. He sent me for an ultra sound. I found out today that he wants me to go have a fine needle biopsy. Any of you ever had one done?

I came across this today. I thought I would share. http://www1.yadvashem.org/exhibitions/album_Auschwitz/mutimedia/index.html

Who dat thought they were gonna beat dem Saints???:D:D:D Golly is there going to be some partying in New Orleans tonight!!!! The first time ever they go to the Super Bowl!

I am asking everyone to please pray for a teacher at my school. She is about 5 months pregnant with her first baby.She went for an ultra sound and was told that there is something wrong with the baby's diaphram, it has a hole. More tests are being done but it is very serious. One doctor offered...

Hello, Four years ago Monday (1/18), I was having a nice long nap as my mitral valve was being repaired.:) I am doing great. I had an echo around Christmas and my cardiologist said that my repair is holding fine. I am sorry that I do not have the time to visit here as often as I would like but...