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Hi all- The fever broke Thursday night but went to the hospital anyway. I was ready to run for the elevator if they came at me again. Some discomfort --more from pneumo tube. Disappointed but what they predicted a tired day. SO wanted to be a bionic wonder from day one. :-) Jane

Hey all. Thanks for being on my team. 3 hours on the pump. 18 hours somewhere. Lots to process. Then the lung collapse. all good now but nursing a fever. Going back for bloodwork in morning because fever over 101.5 all afternoon. Keep pulling for me. PLEASE. This has been a good...

Thanks again. I am feeling 0.....kaaaaaay. But jittery. I am loading up on steroids because I am allergic to the dye for the cath. Always something fun. Sending all kinds of last minute messages and phone numbers. I am single so this is quite a job. My teen son is pretty crabby this afternoon so...

Thank you all. Jim told me that he was writing for me so I thought it was only polite to show myself once more. All the detail was making me pretty neurotic but I have achieved some calm. As for Ross' concern I am with ya, but I would like to go as "natural" as I can. If there is too much...

Okay I just spoke with Cardiologist that practices with the surgeon. He says that the first concern is the amount of change in the size of the LV measurements, because the heart is starting to get grumpy about the extra flow. (I had enlarged stuff when I first was diagnosed years ago and it...

HI all- Your descriptions have been heartwarming (yuck yuck) in that I don't feel so alone. I am all sleepy eyed right now midmorning. I slept well last night. I wake up but I am tired. Like you said I run all day and by night I get so sleepy I can't always be coherent enough to read or make...

Thanks you two. I do really like the team of cardio/surgeon that I met a couple weeks ago. They just haven't gotten back to me on the MRA from May 8. Waiting is wearing me out. As for gut instinct, it was a year ago when I said to my regular cardio that something had seemed to change. The echo...

Oh my, thanks Al. I am sitting at work...not working. Trying to figure out how to get a...third opinion? I have been seeing a local cardio for years and getting frustrated with the tiredness etc that I saw discussed on the thread about fatigue. I can relate to most of those posts. Is it me or...

on-x on-x And this guy let me play with a whole tackle box of valves on his desk including the On-X. Jane

Thanks Al- It is lots of information but I can always read and reread. I will have to take a look at those Stickies again. I have already hit the really sleepy part of my day and so it was rough driving home from an afternoon meeting. I have to splash some water and keep going for one more...

Oh boy when I reread my own post I thought-- this would be terrible if I waited for an emergency. Turns out I have "work friends" who seem interested in helping with driving too. I work further from home but the hospital is in the work region so maybe work friends are going to be just plain good...

Thanks to you too Katy. It's me, my 16 year old son who doesn't drive and my 17 year old cat who also doesn't drive. I am trying to schedule this so a friend can fly in to help out for a few days. My exhusband is a good egg and will help too but that can be awkward. I was told to make sure: I...

Thanks all. Looks like Ross fixed that up for me. Let's try again. BAV shows thickening. AV leaflets are calcified. AV peak pressure – 21 mm Hg. Mean pressure =14mm. Mild AV stenosis. Moderate to severe AR. An “eccentric jet of aortic insuffieciency directed against the anterior mitral...

HI all. Thanks for all of your response. I am having difficulty here. I just wrote a HUGE post with all kinds of info and somehow became signed out and lost it all. Then I tried to post ANOTHER and that was eaten. I have to go do some things but I will try again later...maybe write it in word...

thanks Al thanks Al Thanks Al. I will sort that out and get back on here later. I can't read all the abbreviations on the new guy's stuff. He has is own valve center at a hospital in suburban Phila but I am surprised since my numbers seem lower than most. Til later, Thanks for being there. Jane

Hi- I joined up last winter when a BF (he's history) was having OHS (bypass) and that caused everyone but him to encourage me to look at MYSELF! Well I finally had a second opinion, echo and MRA. I am so confused with competing numbers that I read here and then sign off. I think my anxiety is...

I hear your logic. Amazing, I am getting a grasp :). could they be trying to adjust the diet to limit the dose?

no arugula? no arugula? So what really is the deal? No arugula? Just on sunny Tuesdays? Would someone tell me the basic rule of thumb you all have figured out that seems to be mysterious to doctors (and me)? Jane

best to you best to you Hi Deb- A newbie here wants you to know I am rooting for you.I will send you my best wishes. Jane E