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For what it's worth, I agree with the comments about being pro-active with the health and welfare of your child. In my case as an adult my doctors pretty much blew it off until I became more symptomatic. In my opinion (sorry, we all know about "opinions"...) if the symptoms are severe enough to...

Welcome Aboard Welcome Aboard I am glad you found this site as well. It still proves to be very helpful for me at 2.5 years post-op and appearantly for others too. My situation was similar to yours in that after taking my military exit physical in '85 they told me about my murmur. 20 years...

Recovery rate Recovery rate Welcome aboard, I had a very similar procedure at 43 yr's of age. My time frame was like this; 6 mos. = doing things for myself still slow and painful, 1 yr post-op = getting out and about pretty regularly, 1 1/2 yr's = pretty much back to normal (whatever that...

Congrats on the success of your sisters surgery. Just coming back to you is a great thing. My prayers are with you and your family during this trying time. My wife, Gladys, recently under went an emergency colonostomy with severe complications and I am certain that prayer along with Gods reply...

Prayer Prayer Thank you All, for your time and prayers and thoughts. My wife came home after 2 1/2 weeks in the hospital (9 days in ICU). She has regained her appetite and began working in her flowers. Mostly directing my labor but I don't mind. She has yet to see her Cardiologist since her...

Hello Everyone, I am happy to say that we are home and Gladys is doing well , they are treating her congestive heart failure with med's and she has a good prognosis, she came home almost a week ago. We want to say "Thank you all for the prayers and thougthful words of kindness and hope.

I have only been active in this forum for a short while but I already know it to be a place of information & comfort. Tonight I'm not on here for myself but for my wife of 20 years. She went into our local E.R. one week ago with severe vomiting. On monday they decided she needed emergency...

Foot pain Foot pain I sounds like the gout. There are several variations of the symptoms. I suffer from time to time in my left foot from gout. The uric acid level in your blood should be checked. Some triggers for an attack are: a high protein diet, exercise, binge drinking and others.My...

Lipitor Lipitor I do not and will not take this medicine.My father passed away almost three years ago after surviving two heart attacks. His cholesterol # was around 18o something any way. After starting on Lipitor Dad told his cardio about his muscles "tiring" doc thought he was just getting...

Rehab Rehab I gave it two months post-op ( insurance coverage lost ) at the hospital that did my surgery. The rest has been on my own. Go for it if you feel like it....

10 yrs. 10 yrs. Absolutely wonderful. I have had questions about the long term durability of mechanical valves. Mine is two years old now and now I can plan on at least a few more. Congrats to you and many more too.

God Bless and good luck, your situation sounds alot like mine. Although I was becoming more symptomatic so I felt my time was near. Having a radiator hose is a good way to look it. If your radiator hose on your vehicle blows out you are pretty much stopped in your tracks. Unfortunately we need a...

Thank you all, yes I do have school age children still @ home. Also as a nearly new stay at home Dad I pick up our kids @ school and have been washing the dishes with an anti-bacterial type of soap. All of the sugsetions given me sound like the right way to go. I've looked on the web a little...

Hello, my question is this. Does anyone know if common med's for cardio patients can result in small blister like spots on the skin on their palms and soles of the feet. I get most of med's at wally-world & sometimes the generics come from different manufacturers. Any connection? My skin spots...

Me too! Me too! I am two years post-op and still have them. Day sweats too. The doc's have done all kinds of tests and don't seem to be bothered by it. Maybe it's just part of aging. My sweating events seem to be random but still I tell my doc about it. You are your own best advocate so if it...

Welcome Aboard Welcome Aboard Hello, keep the faith and things will turn out well. The alternative to corrective surgery sucks. As for me I didn't find this site until I was about 3 or 4 mos. post-op. It has been a great source of comfort for me to realize how many good people are still "out...

Recovery rate Recovery rate Hello Bill, I like to use this anaolgy with regard to my recovery. When I was 16 I thought I had the world by the b...., then when I was 21 same as before and so on. You eventually realize that it's an ongoing process.After about six months I was able to get around...

I too had one of those doctors who said "that's not what is wrong with you" the tests made him eat some crow. I didn't go back to him after my TEE. I also tried to put off surgery until after Christmas, diagnosed in Sept. & surgery in Nov. Gustaf said it best "planned is better.." even if the...

The time we have in this world is short. I was not particularly athletic prior to my AVR & anuerysm repair two years ago just a hard working man. Post-op I have noticed a dramatic increase in my stamina. However when my mind is up to it I try to exercise lightly as I have also noticed decreased...

New Day New Day God Bless you both and your extended family. The worst part (waiting) is over now. After ICU she'll be feeling much better as her body adjusts and the med's start to ween off. I don't remember alot of my time in ICU but my wife tells me that she knew I was with her when I gave...