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Thanks everyone, I decided to just leave it up to my parents, and my mother called me today to say that though they appreciated my offer, they were going to go down by themselves. They had been talking to several other people, who mentioned the possibility of either one or both of them being...

I posted a while ago, about my 79yo mother's aortic aneurysm. She recently had an echo, and according to that, she's at 4.9cm right now. Her doctor is now sending both her AND my father to the Mayo Clinic for a consult with Dr. Lyle Joyce, on Monday afternoon. My dad was supposed to have...

Okay, here's the deal. I was mistaken about when she was at 4.1 cm. She had a Cat scan SEVEN years ago, for some other unrelated reason. It was written in her records, but my mother was never told about it (or if she was, she didn't have any idea what it meant) at the time. She had an MRI in...

I guess I will have to call my mother... I guess I will have to call my mother... I honestly have no idea what she meant by "pretty high up," but I'm going to give her a call. She's sort of new to all of this heart stuff, and wouldn't necessarily know the technical terms. Hopefully, she's...

Thanks, Guys! Thanks, Guys! I'm going to have to ask her about the tests that were done, since she just told me all of this over the phone last night, and I don't remember for sure. I'm thinking it's a thoracic aneurysm, since she said it was pretty far up. I believe my grandpa's was an...

For those of you who don't remember me from a few years back, my name is Jeannie and I had a mitral valve repair in 2002. Because it was a repair, and I am no longer even on medication, I haven't felt the need to visit this site in quite awhile, other than to check in on my heart friends now and...

In honor of my 7th mitral valve repair "valversery" today, I decided to become a member of TOOTS. Since it was kind of a last minute decision, I just used one of my husband's "tawdry" shirts. Actually, he just added this one to his collection...he thinks it's beautiful;) My scar has obviously...

Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary! You're just a few months ahead of me. My 7th anniversary is coming up at the end of May this year. Hope you have a great celebration!

I'm on my 3rd BUNN! I'm on my 3rd BUNN! But I got the first one back in the 80's. They make a great pot of coffee in less than 3 minutes. I wouldn't want anything else. I'm not sure why they would be considered "inconvenient". Unless you didn't use it every day. I do use mine every day, but if...

I got the same score as you did Ross, but then, being a Minnesotan, I knew the one about which state produces the most turkey.

Holy Tricks and treats, Batman! Holy Tricks and treats, Batman! I have pictures of my grandson, Christian, posted on my blog today. He was dressed as Batman and his trusty Welsh Corgi, "Bart" dressed as his sidekick, Robin. Check it out at:http://losingitalongtheway.blogspot.com

I haven't checked in for awhile... I haven't checked in for awhile... I'm still having computer problems, so I get to a computer when I can. I have been continuing my weight loss journey however. I weighed in last Mon night and had a 1.8 lb. loss for the week. That puts me at a total of 37.4...

Congrat's on the one year anniversary! Congrat's on the one year anniversary! I didn't start this journey until about 5 months ago, but I've been doing a fairly good job at taking off the pounds lately. I was down another 3.2 lbs on Monday. I was going to cut and paste my blog here, but it...

Hi Everyone, Hi Everyone, I'm checking in from the local library. I know I haven't been around for awhile. We've been having computer "issues". I suppose I really need a new one, but hopefully my computer geek son can fashion one that works with the two we currently own. I haven't been doing...

Congrats on the quitting smoking Cooker!!! Congrats on the quitting smoking Cooker!!! I quit 9 years ago-and now the only place I ever smoke is at night in bed:eek: I mean...I don't actually smoke...I just dream that I'm smoking! Isn't that weird? It usually happens when I dream about my late...

The Good News...and the bad news... The Good News...and the bad news... I did pretty well this past week, considering I turned 50 and all:eek:. I didn't lose my .6 lb to get to my target weight. I actually GAINED this week.:( But the good news is...I only gained .2 lb so I still have my 25...

Thanks Everyone! Thanks Everyone! Yes, I made it to 50! It doesn't feel a whole lot different than 49 did so far:p I've already started the celebration. My family had a party for me last night. It was great! I have this thing about frogs...so there were frogs on my cake and little plastic...

Jeannie Checking in here... Jeannie Checking in here... I have been on WW for 12 weeks now. At weigh-in last night, I was down 2.6 lbs, for a total of 25.4 lbs gone! Another 20 sticks of butter! :D That means I got another gold star for my bookmark and a charm for my key chain that is shaped...

Week 11 Weigh-in ~ Just keep losing...Just keep losing... Week 11 Weigh-in ~ Just keep losing...Just keep losing... First of all, congratulations to all you "losers" out there:D. Since I just updated my blog, I'll copy and paste my post here...hopefully, it's not too long and boring for y'all...

And how many sticks of butter have you lost? And how many sticks of butter have you lost? I am pleased to report that I have finally made it to 20 lbs off!:D Or as some of the old time weight watcher's put it...I've lost 80 sticks of butter. Now I've just got to get geared up to lose the next...