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Thanks for all the help, jokes, questions being answered almost repeatively cause I needed to know for sure, lol. the laughs.... and everything else. Watch for dcpickles updates on me. He is on my facebook and will be getting texts about how my surgery is going. He will post them on here...

Yes first off I read the other thread, lol. I have the following packed: One pair of pjs....top longsleeves with pants Three pairs of underwear Houseshoes Socks Notebook with every phone number, living will, insurance cards, med list, etc Toothbrush Toothpaste Hairbrush My spirontometer (sp?)...

For the last week I have been waking up with these really bad cold night sweats. I get up take my temp and its fine. Anyone else expierence this with Aortic Stenosis? Or it could be cause Im having surgery friday also...duh:mad:

I wanted to see who would win on the valve replacement board as far as valve choice right now.

I will be on chat this evening from 6pm - 11pm EST on AIM as valraley

I guess Im finally coming to terms that this coming Friday my life will change forever. I will be undergoing the Ross Procedure on 11/13. In Knoxville, TN by Thomas Pollard. He is a exceptional doctor and I feel really comfortable with him. I guess I have been so busy reading up on...

Just wanted to share with everyone there is a support group on Facebook for those who have or going to have the Ross Procedure. I put the link to Valve Replacement there also. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=64898152345

Just wanted to thank everyone of you that have sent me words of encouragement, answered my silly and sometimes repeative questions and seriously calmed my nerves before my surgery. I have been taking my xanax only at night to help me sleep, since that is when my mind starts to wonder to the...

Could anyone give me a generalized time line for a Ross Procedure? How long does it take before family can come give hugs and well wishes before surgery? About how long after the procedure will family be allowed to see me in ICU? I know this is very different with every patient. But I am...

So Goals...something you set for yourself to look forward to in life. 1. Did you have a goal set for after you had your AVR (ie: hiking, running a marathon, visiting another country?) 2. How far in advance did you set your self this goal....in 3mths, 1yr, 5yr? 3. Why did you choose this...

Had my labs done today before my surgery. The anesthesiologist and I got into a bit of a arguement. He asked what my gradient was...I told him 100. He looked at me puzzled and preceded to tell me I had to be wrong...he had never seen a patient with it over 60. So I went through my whole kit n...

Is is true there are not alot of Ross Patients? My surgeon has performed over 72. No deaths.....only 4 have been repaired and one was just cause he didnt like the way it looked. To me that is pretty remarkable. I guess my question is why did you chose against the Ross? Was it a option for...

I dont want anyone to get the wrong idea from me that I am a uptight B. I am a very humorous person that loves to make light of situations. I am very sarcastic. So dont feel in any way that you make me upset. I appreciate EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU! You have made me feel so much more...

Has anyone else had problems getting IV's, blood drawn , etc due to having Aortic Stenosis? Everytime I go in to have anything done with blood, I tell them I have bad veins and am a hard stick. Yeah they have all heard it before yada yada. Well the other night in the ER they had to stick me...

Okay we all have something that we should have...could have....would have stopped before our AVR replacement..(ie: smoking, eating fatty foods, taking medications regularly, exercise) So what is yours? Did you stop on your own or cause the doctors told you? Do you still sneak this? Just...

I woke up this morning feeling like I had a weight sitting in the center of my chest. Its the same way either if I am sitting or trying to walk it off. Last night however I had to climb some stairs and I got out of breath. I had to stop frequently. I am worried a little about this chest...

Let me tell you a story that is oh so true about my particular guardian angel expierences: When I was 19 I had a son (Isaac) born without the left side of his heart. I chose to let GOD decide how long I would have with him. I prayed everyday for 5mins with him and GOD gave me 2 days. During...

Okay so now I have found people that can tell me what to expect with the surgery....Now what happens when I come home? Will I be able to be home by myself? My husband is planning on taking off from work under the FMLA. Work has approved it. But it is without pay. That is going to be a...

I have been on this site for a little over two weeks now. I have found some amazing people that have amazing stories on here as well. Yesterday morning outta the blue, a woman found me on my facebook. She had saw my posts on here. She is around my age, has three children, has lost a child -...

I have two small children (6 and 2) and will be having AVR on 11/13. I want my mother, sister and husband to be there. But I dont know who I could ask to watch my children. I think it would be stressful for my 2 year old to be in a waiting room all day. I am going to send my son to school...