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On March 29, 2011 it will be one year since surgery. I had to cancel a Carribean Cruise last year because of my condition, but this year I will be cruising on Celebrity's Equinox on the first Anniversary of my surgery. The sternum has pretty well healed now, however I still cough up phlegm...

Had my surgery on monday and returned home yesterday. New valve and a couple of bypasses. I was in the OR for 8 hrs as there was an issue with my blood in the heart lung machine, which was too thin - this was found after I had been closed up. They gave me two pints of blood as I needed the...

Getting closer to my surgery and started with the anti-bacterial surgical scrubs. Still not too excited or nervous about the AVR and Double Bypass although I would prefer not to be facing this but realize it is better now than later. - Gord

Hi, my name is Gord and I will be 69 in April. Over the last 2 years, my Doctor detected a murmur which has worsened. I had a couple of echocardiograms and a Tread Mill Test (which I failed) and it was suspected that thee was a narrowing of the aortic valve. Last week following an Angiogram...