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As much as I hate to, it looks like I'm going to have to go back to a daily NSAID. It's gotten to the point where I can't do some of the things I want to do because of the stiffness & pain. The worst is my lower back & shoulders. My poor joints are just bone grinding on bone. I know NSAIDs are a...

never mind

It's been seven months since my surgery & I've developed these lumps in my chest scar. I guess they're harmless, but I don't like the way they feel. Seems like it was smoother a few months back.

Frankly, it scares me shirtless.

I still go into A-fib occasionally, usually not longer than 15 minutes. Still, it's disconcerting & worrisome. Sure hope it goes away for good so I can get off the coumadin & amioderone. The other problem I have at the moment is an extremely sore upper sternum. I can't figure out what I could...

When does this hard, creepy feeling bulge go away? It feels like there's a golf ball stuck under my skin.

obviously or I wouldn't be posting this! Ha. The surgeon had to do a full sternotomy because years ago I had a lipoma removed from my sternum & it left a hole. When I woke up I joked about ordering a pizza. A few hours later I walked all the way down the hall & back. From surgeon on down to the...

I have to admit, the idea of waking up with a big tube stuck down my throat is causing me some disquiet.

I take a lot of supplements like Omega 3 (fish oil capsules), resveratrol, colius forskoli, GABA, melatonin, COQ10, & several herbs & spices (sounds like Kentucky Fried Chicken). The surgeon told me to stop taking them & I have, but for my own edification has anyone else taken supplements before...

I'll be glad to get it over with, so I can get on with my life interrupted. Dr. Jones from Saint Alphonsus Regional Hospital in Boise will do the surgery. He's going to start out with a partial sternotomy & if he can't get to all the goodies, he'll make a full incision. I really wanted off-pump...

My surgeon thinks porcine is best, but I've heard from other people who say bovine lasts longer. I trust my surgeon, Dr. Steven Jones, but I just wanted to hear some other opinions. Would you rather oink or moo?

Hello, friends. My name is Ray Norsworthy & I was first diagnosed with aortic stenosis about 5 years ago. At that time my AO was still well over 2cm. Despite my best efforts (supplements of Vit D, K-2, resveritrol, Omega 3, CoQ10, coleus forskohlolli, alpha lipoic acid, acetyl l-carnitine...