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now i have an uncertain surgery date! i got bumped up to the 23rd but maybe if i get completely amazingly more better after a round of antibiotics i can look at dates before then. frustration! thanks a lot bar exam! (mega supreme venting post, sorry!) aaargh! i'm so frustrated!

well, i had my last appointments today prior to surgery. i did have one last surprise. surgeon said there was a chance i might get a pacemaker. he made it seem like pretty much a non issue. however, is there anyone in this forum with a pacemaker who can tell me what having a pacemaker is...

now 10 days to prepare for open heart surgery! the fun never STOPS! i feel like i have so much to do, but hopefully i'll have a few days to decompress before everything goes down. oh haha! there was a medical malpractice bar exam question involving open heart surgery and a heart surgeon. i...

so. i live alone and have no family here, so i'm doing this alone. :< in these few weeks, i'm working up to the big day and all i'm trying to make sure i'm as prepared as possible! am i forgetting anything? here are the things i did: got my dog a place to stay for the week i'll be in the...

i see a lot of posts in here about people discussing what their mechanical valve options are with their surgeons. my first surgery, i didn't have much of a choice. i was 19, and they told me if the repair was impossible, they'd do a replacement. i never discussed different brands or types...

going in for surgery aug 9 and i'm starting to think about preparations -- getting my dog squared away with friends, getting comfy clothes and all... but as far as scarring, any thoughts on what worked for people? my first scar was a horizontal "cosmetic" incision and healed terribly. if my...

just thought i'd post here among people who understand. maybe there's some people who know me from some other heart forums. i'm 30 years old and just finished law school. my first open heart surgery was in 1999 after an endocarditis bout. and it was a cleft mitral valve repair at UCLA with...