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15th Anniversary today. I’m not on here much, but after 15 yrs I still check in once in a while. This forum and the people were a life saver. (do miss the chat every Wednesday & Sunday) It’s been 15 years since that dreaded day – a day my family wishes not to remember and that’s totally...

It's been 11 yrs since my surgery. It wasn't a pleasant day for my family, in fact the less that it's talked about the better. Sure I had a few bumps during recovery but I'm so ever grateful that I found this web site listed in my hospital papers. Many thanks go out to those who had my back when...

Health Canada is recalling several pacemakers built by St. Jude Medical after the company warned doctors and patients about a battery defect. The batteries of the devices could die earlier than expected, Health Canada warned, with no warning. The effected devices are: Fortify Assura DR...

Well March is just around the corner and around here it's 'coming in like a lion', therefore March 'will leave like a lamb' - one can only hope. This forecast is for Saturday March 1st - windchill temperatures are in celsius, (example: -67 C = -88F) Please stay home, don't try to come and...

For those of you who remember Ross, he is now in the hospital with a GI bleed. It started Saturday night and he went to the hospital around 11AM today (Sunday). Please say a lot of prayers for him.

It will be six years of ticking on March 30 with my Carbomedics valve. Sure I had some ups and downs and scary ones too in the past six years, but I wouldn't have managed without the support and understanding from everyone here. So "Thank-you" to you all.

There has been some chit-chat about Twinkies in the past. But soon Twinkies and other items will be no more. Apparently one package of Twinkies sold for $69.00US on E-bay http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/hostess-twinkies-ho-hos-fly-off-shelves-in-glendale.html

Hope this thread finds everyone happy and doing well. As for myself, I've been nursing my bruises that I gave myself at work last week. Tripped on a box, banged my left elbow against the wall and just below my left knee I hit another box - I did not fall down, but I dang near had tears in my...

While cleaning out a toolbox, we came across one my Dad's ingenuity thingies What do you think it is?

Love his voice and his role as Gomer Pyle. http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/exclusive-interview-jim-nabors-battle-life http://www.imdb.com/news/ni28277810/

First let me apologize for being MIA, been out of town helping my brother and I may have to go help him again within the near future. In any case, I need some input on a situation that developed while I was gone. I just don't know what to do. Any input, thoughts would be appreciated. I...

It’s here, March 30th, my 5th Anniversary since OHS, right to day…yep it was a Friday. Granted it’s a day where my family would care not to remember and that’s understandable. But it’s this family, here on the forums who were there/here when I needed someone the most. Getting all choked up...

Take Note that the Online Coumadin Dosage/Calculator is gone - no longer http://www.pace-med-apps.com/CoumCalc.htm Maybe there is a up-date happening, not sure, but for the past 48 hours the site is no longer

So sad. She'll be missed. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/11/showbiz/whitney-houston-dead/?hpt=hp_t1

I've read the other thread (http://www.valvereplacement.org/forums/showthread.php?39575-MRI-amp-St-Jude-Mechanical-Valves) regarding MRI's with a mechanical valve, although I do have a my own to ask: 1) has anyone felt heat on their wires while the MRI is performed? 2) are all MRI's done with a...

Does anyone know how high blood pressure is established? I mean, when does the doctor know FOR SURE you have High blood pressure? Does the doctor monitor you while your in his office/clinic for an hour or more to see if your BP readings are consistently high? Do you think BP medication is...

Wikipedia is shut down? http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/18/wikipedia-goes-dark-for-24-hours-to-protest-us-web-piracy-bills/

Have you tried to Google something today? :confused2::eek2::biggrin2:

Can you believe it? Here it is Saturday night and guess who phones me at 9:00pm? My Cardiologist (holy Crap!) Never have I had a doctor call me past 7:00pm and never on the weekend. I am to go to the ER for 9:00am Monday morning get admitted and have an echo done, and ultra sound of the neck...

Hi Everyone, I went to the ER late Tuesday night. Had the usual complete blood work done and a CT scan, all came back normal. Was told by the neurologist that I probably had a TIA and sometimes the after effects can last a few days with no damage. The CT scan was compared to the one I had 2...