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  1. Superman

    33 years since #1!

    33 years ago today I started my ticking and warfarin journey and was freed from a lifetime of restrictions. 14 years ago last month a got my graft. A couple more years to go and I’ll I’ve doubled up my non-ticking time on this earth.
  2. Superman

    A confession of sorts.

    Took a two week trip recently. We were staying in the mountains. I’ve been rock steady at 6mg daily, so I tested right before we left at 2.6 INR and left the machine at home. Two weeks, no big deal, right? Well, first thing when we got back I tested and was at 5.5 INR. Staying at...
  3. Superman

    Everyone officially screened now.

    Finally had our youngest two kids screened and they are clear of any valvular disease. So really just our oldest is followed annually and listed as moderate. Our third shows evidence of the gene but is functionally normal (minor partial fusion of two leaflets, but still has a tricuspid valve)...
  4. Superman

    Rim to River to Rim in the Grand Canyon

    Last year my wife and I hiked from the South Rim to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, staying overnight at the bottom. This year, the whole family wanted in on the action. With a pipeline break and trail damage closing the North Kaibob Trail, all seven of us hiked down the South Kaibob, stayed...
  5. Superman

    32 years since my first!

    Good times. 32 years of ticking. Not quite 18 years without. Crossing 50 in a couple days as well. Yikes! Guess I have to stop viewing myself as a youngster on these boards.
  6. Superman

    5k in under 30 minutes!

    I know it’s not fast, but turning 50 in a bit over a month and with two open heart surgeries under my belt, I’m happy to be able to break 30 minutes on a 5k still. Working on building distance. Only 4.5 miles the past couple weekends. Plan to stretch to 5 miles this weekend. We shall see...
  7. Superman

    Staying the Course - Summer Already?

    We skipped right over Spring! Hope all our hearty (pun intended) coursers are doing well! School is out and took a post graduation vacation for son #2! I just graduated high school, and I’m going to Disney World! Anyone have any summer travel plans? Fitness journeys to share? In need of an...
  8. Superman

    Show of support for a Grand Rapids, MI valver that may be reading.

    A former co-worker and friend who’s spouse had an AVR and graft about a year before my last surgery is back to decision time. They may be reading and I’ll leave it to them to disclose what they want to (or don’t want to) about their situation. Suffice it to say, I credit these good people for...
  9. Superman

    Yoga and Warfarin?

    Here’s a, “Is this just me?” So I try a little yoga once in a while. I find that downward dog causes so much blood to rush to my head that I feel the pressure and my face turns red. Not painful. Just uncomfortable. Really, any time my head is below my heart is uncomfortable. Head stands...
  10. Superman

    Staying the Course - - Winter Edition

    How about it? Another thread reminded me to see how our good friend @Superbob is doing these days. Aside from the setting goals, we haven’t had one of these since Autumn. Winter has been somewhat typical if not late around here. No Christmas snow, but the ground has been white for all of 2022...
  11. Superman

    Covid must have been delivered using kryptonite?

    Tested positive. Somehow it found its way into the fortress of solitude. Fortunately symptoms are very mild. I only tested because my wife tested positive. We think it came from the hospital where she works. She was vaccinated fairly recently (a couple months) but that doesn’t seem to...
  12. Superman

    31 years on Warfarin

    Yesterday was 31 years since my first AVR. Snuck up on me this year. Time flies when you’re having fun.
  13. Superman

    Missed a dose. What do you do?

    Went away for the weekend celebrating 22 years of wedded bliss with Wonder Woman. Realized about 2 hours down the road that I forgot my drugs. That’s what soccer games and dance and setting the kids up for a decent weekend before we leave will do. Took my usual Saturday morning before we...
  14. Superman

    12 years ago today, Bentall Procedure

    Had my aneurysm repaired 12 years ago today. I think it’s still holding up. 👍
  15. Superman

    Elevation and INR

    Staying a couple weeks at around 5,000 ft in elevation. We live about 600 ft above sea level. Any reason this would cause INR to go from 2.5 - 4.0? I can’t think of any dietary or activity drivers.
  16. Superman

    There’s my face.

    Been a bit over 10 years here. Take a gander before I get shy and take it down again. Cheers!
  17. Superman

    Surgical survival rates...

    Off topic section for obvious reasons. If you don’t enjoy a little gallows humor, sorry about that. 😁
  18. Superman

    3 decades ticking away!

    Seems alike a while. I turn 48 in a couple days. Celebrated my 18th birthday by moving out of the ICU. That was exciting. 30 years ago today I received my first St. Jude valve. My second open heart was 11 years ago back in October when I got my shiny new aorta. Time flies when your having...
  19. Superman

    Staying the Course -- November 9, 2020

    Sorry to steal your thunder, Superbob! Big week at the Fortress of Solitude! It’s here! It’s here! It’s really here! Due to long lead times and a lack of patience on our part, we had to order well in advance of the Holidays. But our Tread arrived this weekend. All was not smooth. We had...
  20. Superman

    Schwarzenegger had another OHS

    Ross in the 1990’s. Pulmonary valve in 2018. Aortic valve in 2020. Three surgeries for the price of one. But what I’m annoyed by are the commenters in the news articles. “Steroids. See what happens?” Yes. We all brought our heart defects on ourselves. If only I had lived right as a kid I...
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