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Hi Everyone!
You may or may not remember me, was CanoeBob when I first joined back in 2011 after my first valve replacement, Bentall procedure on Aortic valve, pig replacement and it's doing rather well. There hasn't been any issues with it, have always tried to take care of it, the cardiologists just laugh, and say come back to see me in 2 years. I gradually moved away from this supportive group, moved from Ontario to Newfoundland, a rock off the east coast of Canada. The move has been great, this is one of the most beautiful provinces in Canada, I live in St. John's, the oldest immigrant community in North America. English, French, Portuguese sailors have been coming here since the early 1500's.
Now - why am I back, you may ask.
I was in for an ultrasound on my kidneys, they have been a problem because of the rheumatoid arthritis medication, yes, drugs to help have side effects that aren't nice, and the technician said to me, "did you know you have an aneurism?" Of course I reiterated that I HAD one pointed out my badge of honour from the previous surgery. This one, she showed me is in the descending aorta, with a 6 cm aneurysm with the calcification in the valve. An extremely good technician indeed, she likely has saved my life. I've had quite a few ultrasounds because of the valve replacement but they have always concentrated on my upper chest area. Hmm...sigh!...Oh well, they have it now.
So now I'm in the waiting room again. My family doctor, cardiologist, rheumatologist, have all been alerted and I suspect that one of them will get back to me next week, telling me to start jumping the hurdles and going through the hoops in order to get better. I think that's the key to this from my previous surgery - question, bitch, grumble and whine and end up doing what they tell you to do. Doctor's generally know what they're doing.
I feel really good now - I'll feel fantastic when all this is over with!
The technician has been the only professional I've talked to so far, she recommended that I not go for weight lifting titles at the gym nor racing in a 100 km bicycle race and I'll go with that until someone says contrary.
The big question I have - WHAT DOES THIS SCAR LOOK LIKE; WHERE DOES IT START AND END? The rest is covered by question and do what they say....
This is a great group, I have frequently thought to get back, and there's many fond memories - getting together with another group member in Kitchener Ontario in a restaurant and sharing a plate of french fries...weight loss forum...encouraging words of wisdom.
Time for my morning 6.2 km bike ride around Quidi Vidi Lake. Currently I have the 7th fastest time in my age group out of 51 for the section of climbing up from "the Gut" on the ride. I promise I won't try to break any records today. I'll let you'all know of any news!
Bob
You may or may not remember me, was CanoeBob when I first joined back in 2011 after my first valve replacement, Bentall procedure on Aortic valve, pig replacement and it's doing rather well. There hasn't been any issues with it, have always tried to take care of it, the cardiologists just laugh, and say come back to see me in 2 years. I gradually moved away from this supportive group, moved from Ontario to Newfoundland, a rock off the east coast of Canada. The move has been great, this is one of the most beautiful provinces in Canada, I live in St. John's, the oldest immigrant community in North America. English, French, Portuguese sailors have been coming here since the early 1500's.
Now - why am I back, you may ask.
I was in for an ultrasound on my kidneys, they have been a problem because of the rheumatoid arthritis medication, yes, drugs to help have side effects that aren't nice, and the technician said to me, "did you know you have an aneurism?" Of course I reiterated that I HAD one pointed out my badge of honour from the previous surgery. This one, she showed me is in the descending aorta, with a 6 cm aneurysm with the calcification in the valve. An extremely good technician indeed, she likely has saved my life. I've had quite a few ultrasounds because of the valve replacement but they have always concentrated on my upper chest area. Hmm...sigh!...Oh well, they have it now.
So now I'm in the waiting room again. My family doctor, cardiologist, rheumatologist, have all been alerted and I suspect that one of them will get back to me next week, telling me to start jumping the hurdles and going through the hoops in order to get better. I think that's the key to this from my previous surgery - question, bitch, grumble and whine and end up doing what they tell you to do. Doctor's generally know what they're doing.
I feel really good now - I'll feel fantastic when all this is over with!
The technician has been the only professional I've talked to so far, she recommended that I not go for weight lifting titles at the gym nor racing in a 100 km bicycle race and I'll go with that until someone says contrary.
The big question I have - WHAT DOES THIS SCAR LOOK LIKE; WHERE DOES IT START AND END? The rest is covered by question and do what they say....
This is a great group, I have frequently thought to get back, and there's many fond memories - getting together with another group member in Kitchener Ontario in a restaurant and sharing a plate of french fries...weight loss forum...encouraging words of wisdom.
Time for my morning 6.2 km bike ride around Quidi Vidi Lake. Currently I have the 7th fastest time in my age group out of 51 for the section of climbing up from "the Gut" on the ride. I promise I won't try to break any records today. I'll let you'all know of any news!
Bob