Search results

It has been awhile since I have posted, but today is the 14th Anniversary of my Mitral Valve Repair. My last annual Cardio check up was in November and everything is still running fine. My surgeon Dr. Tirone David has retired as a surgeon but is still continuing research and I have agreed to...

It has been quite a long time since I have been here (last post was in 2014 according to my profile info). I recently started getting these daily posting summaries by email from VR so I thought I would stop by to check things out. Deja vu on the one hand, but lots of changes as well. Nice to...

Hi everyone, I haven't visited for awhile but it just donned on me today that it was the 8th anniversary of my successful Mitral Valve Repair on Feb 28th so thought I would post an update. The Cardio says the repair is holding up very well, still tight and dry as it should be. Thanks to...

Hi everyone, Thought I'd post that my mitral valve repair is still holding up well after 7 years. I recently had my annual Cardio check-up and echo and everything is still tight and dry. It's been awhile since I've visited here. Glad to see many familiar names still around. Cheers!

Hi everyone, It's been awhile since I've been to visit but it is 6:00pm here and I just realized that today was the 6th anniversary of my mitral valve repair. I almost forgot. It just goes to show that life goes on after heart surgery and so many other things take over your focus. Other than...

I haven’t visited here for awhile, but thought I’d check in today as it is the fifth anniversary of my mitral valve repair. It’s still holding up!!! To be honest it seems like it was so much longer ago than just five years since I had the heart surgery. It is such a distant memory as so much...

Hi all my VR friends. It’s my 4th Valvesary today so I thought I’d stop in to celebrate another year. Besides, I thought I’d check out our new VR digs. My Mitral Valve repair is still doing fine and my blood pressure is finally starting to go down now that my Cardio has doubled my Atacand...

Hi everyone. It's been awhile. I just thought I'd check in with an update... After a few months delay due to my motorcycle accident, I finally had my annual Cardio check-up and echo. My mitral valve repair is still holding up almost 4 years later. My heart walls have improved and there's...

...but unfortunately it got cancelled at the last minute. I was in a very bad motorcycle accident on Oct 10th (Thanksgiving weekend in Canada) and my appointment was on Tuesday after the long weekend. A lady ran a red light and broadsided me (she was charged). :mad: I don't remember a thing...

....but I haven't been around much. It's been really busy at work and there's some other issues eating up my time. I can't believe I logged in today to find 12 pages of "new posts" to catch up on :eek: I guess I've been absent longer than I thought. Anyway, just so you don't unleash the...

....it's the third anniversary of my mitral valve repair and life's good!!!!! :D I'm feeling great, except for some itchiness and occasional tenderness around the incision due to keloids. At my last Cardio check-up, the repair was holding up and the heart walls and chambers had returned to...

Sorry I haven't been around much lately. That new job I got as a Financial Planner has been keeping me very busy given the state of the investment markets these days. Lots of folks requesting a redo of the numbers to see if they can still meet their financial goals. It's not pretty. :(...

.....after searching for over 9 months. Interestingly enough it's back with my old employer but in sales at a local office. It pays to keep in contact with people you've worked with before. In this case it was with a Regional President I used to work for. An opening came up in her region and...

:confused: We've had lots of surgeries but it's been quite a while since anyone has been inducted into the Order of the Tawdry Shirt (TOOTS). For those not aware, there's a tradition joining this Order, comprised of those noble adventurers who have journeyed over the mountain, by posting a...

Somebody suggested to me that I repost this pic to officially join TOOTS as it was kind of lost in the "Debbie's Pic" thread. I figure since it's my second anniversary today, it's as good a time as any. It was taken just a few days ago so it does represent my second year anniversary look ;)...

....And all is well!!!!! :D Except for some itchiness and occasional tenderness around the incision (unfortunately it went keloid), I'm pretty much as good as new. I still get the occasional back, neck, and shoulder pains in damp weather, but not nearly as bad as a year ago. I don't know...

...I am a member of the unemployed population. I was provided with my formal notice of severance today and after 21 years and 5 months with the company, I cleaned out my desk and left the building. Although I knew this was coming it felt so weird. Officially my last day is Oct 31st but they...

.....and all is well. I had an echo and it looks like my mitral valve repair turned out perfectly. He say's there is "trivial" mitral valve regurg, but it is less than what most people have normally. The heart chamber has returned to normal and the valve diameter is just right....not too...

Hi everyone, A friend of mine who works at a financial institution fraud dept just passed this credit card telephone scam story to me which I thought I'd pass along. This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do...

I got some bad news the other day. After over 21 years with the same company, and over 9 years in the same position, it looks like I'll be job hunting at age 53. I saw the signs this was coming so it wasn't a total surprise. Still, I'm in a bit of a daze. While I was off last year having...