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I can talk to my chest pain post op, its 4 years and i still have lots of chest pain. they say it probably is related to being operated on twice, or my chronic aortic dissection, or phantom pain. it does feel like that critter in aliens movie trying to get out of my chest. so i can relate to...

Yeah pump head really messed with my memory especially my short term side. the other thing it did was make me "fuzzy" for about 12 months. my cardio said that if would last around 6-12 months, then one day it would just disappear and he was right. one day i woke up clear as a bell. still with...

WooHoo. we look forward to seeing you all in just a few weeks. all of us will have a great time. congrats to you tina on your new purchase, cant wait to see it. the beach fire sounds absolutly fabulous. glad that we will all be able to enjoy each others company again. mike

WooHoo cant wait to see everyone. it will be a great day and fun had by all. congrats tina on your purchase. we look forward to seeing everyone.

WooHoo cant wait to see everyone. it will be a great day and fun had by all. congrats tina on your purchase. we look forward to seeing everyone.

My wife made me ask my surgeon, (three days off vent) when we could engage in sex again, he said "if it doent cause pain or put stress on my sternum go for it but be gentle". we tried the day after discharge, i felt if its gonna kill me i was gonna go happy, im still here 3 yrs later so it...

Hey Rootsy, unfortunatly dont have stats on how many of us dissect. i do know that docs dont always know what is wrong but if they exude knowledge we go with them, seems right. i was put on a treadmill with and active type 1 disecction and it ended up running the whole length of my aorta and...

we will be there with suits and scars,,, WOOOHOOO!!! hope to see everyone again and cant wait to partyyy. mike:D

yep have 4 chest tube scars that people notice more then my sternotomy scar, they ask if they are bullet wounds. "no" they are not they look like large plus signs. oh and also have the huge right groin scar from the second access point for the heart-lung machine. i love them all, but wish...

i would love to participate in that photo album. scars are hot, and the help us remember what keeps us going. more posting please. mike:D

mech. valve. didn't have a choice in the matter. actually we (doc and myself) had no idea that i would end up on coumadin. so just another pill not that big of a deal. i actually like going to the lab and have my blood drawn. i go on tuesday mornings due to that is the first day that the...

Erica, congrats on getting home, i know that is the comfy space. now DO THAT IS religously, keep those lungs healthy. hope you are feel good.

:DTina thanks again for hosting and to Debbie for planning. the pics are great and it was a hoot to get together again. heres to our next gathering

it was very difficult to P up hill into a container. but you get to roll onto your side and make things happen that way. not as difficult as one may think, it wasn't that that bad in the big picture.:)

I have thanked and updated my surgeon many times, along with his annual christmas card. He does ask my friends I used to work with now and again of how i am doing. It makes me feel great to let him know that his hard work and dedication to makeing me well, doesn't go unthanked. So write the...

Jarrad, my dissecting aortic anurysm was 6.5 on CT and about 1-2 hours later in surgery it was 7.5 by TEE, and leaking into my heart sack and both lungs. So yea we are all very lucky and fortunate that "conditions" have given us the chance to be able to tell each other and others about our own...

hey aaron, i was put on a treadmill stress test with an active ascending aortic dissection and the Cardiologist said "its not your heart" so go home and if you have more chest pain then come back and see us. i did have lots of chest pain prior and after test, was told heart looked good so what...

let see im 40, i guess 27 or so. i do have to say it took me 6 months to admit that i would be doing this for the long term finally go 2 pill cases and load up for 2 weeks at a time. yes is opened each and every bottle each time i took a pill. never said i was a fast learner. AM labetalol...

Look forward to seeing all of you soon. The scars are coming out (weehee). Cant wait to see everyone again. We have so much fun and the time flys. This will be a great venu for you gathering.:D Thanks to all that put in the time to make these parties happen. Mike

Hey it was great to see all of you again and welcome to So. Cal. Mike. So Tina the gathering at your house sounds great just let us know:D;). Again so good to see all of us together. Mike