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Ok here it is.... day 7... I am still tired, but doing ok. A quick rundown of my week, with some gory details... Tuesday 1/11: Woke up about 4, got there about 5am, took me right in.... from there on, my xanax has thankfully erased my recollection... LOL Erica my wife says they took me back...

Hey guys, how are "yins" doing, I got a date for an operation, not the one I want but I got one... LOL I am getting my gastric bypass on the 12th, so it's coming up pretty quick. Wish me luck and I will keep you posted. Maybe I can loose enough weight by the end of the year that the dumb...

Hi guys, I know I haven't been around a lot, but I am just so messed up in the head! I am trying to deal with my bav and aneurysm, but I am also trying to forget. Do you know what I mean??? Then I come here to relate to people that have been through what I am going through, and I see people...

Well we are home, it was a wonderful trip, but now it is time to get serious about all my "stuff". I was a little concerned riding a few of the rides, but I lived. I was experiencing some weird chest pain, when I had to walk more than normal. I had a tight feeling across my chest, and a...

It was easier than the 1st one, I was more relaxed, and was a little more out of it for this one. Doc said everything is status quo, and it is still 5.4cm, I was awake enough that he showed me some of the pics, holy crap that thing is huge lol. He showed me the BAV working and it looked like...

I've been away for a while, so I wanted to check in with everyone and tell ya I am doing ok. I go see the cardio next week for my 6 month, and I am going to try to talk him into another TEE or CTA to check and see if this sucker has grown. I am on track for the WLS first or second week of Nov...

I got my second rejection letter from my final appeal on going to the Cleveland Clinic. :( So I got a second opinion from the ONLY one that the insurance will pay for, unfortunately, he is the partner of the 1st guy I went to see, so it was kinda like listening to a parrot!!! He said 5.4cm...

My application to the insurance joke, errr I mean company to go to the cleveland clinic for a consultation was denied. They said that the hospital here, and the local doctors could do it. So there was no need to go there. So now what????? I am sooooo #$%$#@$ that I can't see straight!!! I...

I think I finally found a way to get to the Cleveland Clinic!!! I moved up my pcp appt to wed, and all I have to do is talk him into calling my ins co, and telling them that I am at high risk because of my size, and that no one in system is capable of treating me safely!! So now I have a...

I have had my head buried in the sand for about a month.... maybe if I don't think about it, it will go away. :) I really just tried to put it out of my mind and try to live my life. The TEE confirmed the CTA and the aneurysm is at 5.4 not 5.9. So yesterday, had my followup with the...

Well, got that done today... LOL overall it was very easy. I am still a little loopy but other than a slight sore throat and a headache I made it through fine. I was given 10 of Versed, and 100 of Fentanyl (spelling on both?) everyone in the room said they gave me enough to knock out a horse...

Well, I am home.... A lot happy, and a little concerned. LOL I saw the surgeon, he said the CT says the aneurysm is 5.4cm, not 5.9cm and the guideline is 5.5cm for operation for someone of my "size" .... so I got about this (_) much to spare lol. He wants me to get the WLS (weight loss...

I also got the discs of the ct scan, but can't read them on my laptop. But here goes, this is what is on the echo report. :) Measurement value normal lved 4.8 <5 lves 3.5 <3.6 ivsd thickness 1.4 <1.2 pwd thickness 1.4...

Hi, my name is John, and I found you guys last night! I hope you don't mind me asking you a few questions, but you seemed like a great group of people with lots of useful info to pass along. To start off, let me tell you a little about myself.... My little adventure started about 2 weeks ago...