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Exactly 10 years ago i was prepping for valve replacement. I thought I'd share with you a thank you letter that I wrote to my surgeon, Dr. Mack of Medical City Dallas................. I’m writing to thank you and share my joy after 10 years with my St. Jude mechanical heart valve that you and...

I know that the title sounds like an oxymoron, and I feel out of place posting this is small talk, because it was a big deal. I came down with an intestinal infection of Clostridium difficile aka "c.difficile" or "c.diff". This is a very serious bacterial infection and difficult to treat...

Has anyone had trouble with insurance claim agents getting confused? My claim for payment of the XS was initially denied because "glucose meters are a pharmacy claim". I was told that the claim would have to be re-filed with the pharmacy. I've had phone calls before from case managers that...

Is anyone interested? I know it's just after Harrisburg, but it would be fun to meet up and run. Mt Dora is about an hour north or Orlando.

On August 23rd, I passed 10,000 miles Run Bike Swim Walk. It was almost exactly 7 years since the journey began with a few steps in August of 2003. Thanks to everyone that seeded my dreams way back then and encouraged my journey

Recently, I strained my back to the point of being immoble for a few days. Of course it happened over the weekend. The on-call cardiologist said it was okay to take Ibuprofen even though I take Warfarin. He said it's not too bad, just don't make a habit out of it. With my exercise regime...

Thought I'd share a recent scare. Almost 10 years after aortic valve replacement, after dropping 50 lbs, after runninge several marathons and multple short course triathlons, my regular echo showed a potential "mass" in the left atrium. My cardiologist suspect that it was a false reading...

Changes changes changes............. I saw my cardio for the first time in 3 years and he changed my INR target range from 2.5-3.5 to 2.0-3.0. (St Jude mech aortic valve) For a recent colonoscopy, he was fine with holding 4 days prior and resuming the night of the procedure. Previously, he...

Three weeks after my most recent Tri, I Tri'd again. I had done this event in February and like usual, I was looking for improvement. They made some changes in the course (shorter swim, longer run), so I base the comparisons on pace, not clock time. The other thing that was different, is...

Temperatures rose into the upper 80'sF - very unusual for Chicago in October. One person died. 300 were taken to the hospital. Thousands decided to scratch and didn't show up. The race was cancelled mid-way through. Pretty much everyone except the elites were disappointed. With all of the...

Had a great time yesterday doing a sprint triathlon. 750 meter swim 12 mile bike 3.1 mile (5k) run My goal was to get the performance time under 90 minutes (not caring about transition time). The goal was not particularly aggressive, but the 90 minute mark is a psychological hurdle for me...

I want to thank VR.com for the lovely birthday wish that came in my email. I had now idea how long I'd been away. Everything's fine, just busy busy busy. I remember posting earlier this year that I was thrilled to be able to do stuff, wanted to live life to the fullest, and didn't want to...

My Dermo took a hunk out of my shoulder yesterday. I thanked him for doing it under full ACT. Okay, I had a huge salad for lunch prior to the event! :rolleyes: Local anesthesia. In and out in 30 minutes (except for the waiting room). When he took a slice out 3 weeks ago, it took 24 hours...

.................Sunday morning. It was one of those in reverse order. 5k Run 15 mile bike 400 yard swim I was relatively unprepared having spent very little time in the water or on the bike. My goal over the winter was to increment running up to 10 miles and keep my cardio in shape. I made...

Just came across this Yahoo news article. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_he_me/genetic_medicine_1 It appears that there is a lot of activity in trying to tie down the dose and reduce (the cost of) testing. I applaud the research, but will hold my enthusiasm about outcomes a bit...

Just came across this Yahoo news article. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_he_me/genetic_medicine_1 It appears that there is a lot of activity in trying to tie down the dose and reduce (the cost of) testing. I applaud the research, but will hold my enthusiasm about outcomes a bit...

We have a new triathlon format coming to town. Anybody else heard of this or tried it? There will be a series of 12 in the DFW metroplex in 2007. The events are in reverse order. One advantage is having a mass start of the run, rather than staggering the lake or pool. Another is that the...

Sorry I haven't been around in a while. Popped in to share that I celebrated Thanksgiving with a 7 mile run and celebrated my 6th valve anniversary with an 8-mile run yesterday. Life is good. Praise the Lord!

This is long (as usual). Starting with human interest, followed by data, and then my "game summary". I almost didn't do it, but glad I did. It was on my calendar, but I've only run twice since 5k two weeks ago and didn?t register in advance. No problems, just lot's of stuff going on, and...

750 meter swim, 12 mile bicycle, 5k (3.1 mile) run. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day in the Dallas area. Air temp at the start was about 70F. If you know my history, you know that I prefer it a little cooler air temps, but it was okay Water temp was about 76 (they topped off the pond with...