Gail in Ca

Thanks, Tom and glad you like the flute pieces. However, I play the clarinet! Once, after I performed at a wedding in a clarinet duet...

Third surgery entailed 3 hours just to get thru scar tissue. This surgeon would enter on right, hopefully avoiding the scar tissue mess...

Yes, my thoughts exactly. I am definitely leaning towards the robotic replacement with a mechanical valve if possible. I will have my...

I appreciate the kind, thoughtful replies. Unfortunately, after the TEE was done, the interventional cardiologist said I’m not a...

I spoke w my cardiologist and I will need another procedure to replace my severely leaking mitral valve. He said it’s better to do it...

We were discussing a mitral valve replacement for me and I had said the surgeon suggested bovine but I wondered about a mechanical since...

Last week I saw my cardiologist and asked him about this Lp(a) testing and if I should have it done. His opinion was that the research...

I never remembered to ask why my incision was longer with each surgery. It is 10” long after the 3rd surgery. A lot was done and 3 hrs...

The more surgeries the more scar tissue in there. Also, some of us have had endocarditis after 2 surgeries requiring a 3rd we weren’t...

My incision got longer with each of my 3 surgeries. I also had more chest tubes with each, 2,3,4. I never concerned myself with the...

It seems most that have mechanical valves say they don’t hear it or it’s just in the background of everyday living. I have a Carbomedic...

My wonderful, big shot surgeon saw me before surgery. After that 3rd surgery, the chief surgical resident who was the 2nd on my two...

It’s always a good feeling to find a reason when our dog companions start having symptoms like peeing when they used to be fastidious...

Oakland Coliseum, sigh… My family had great fun going to events there like Raiders, A’s, concerts. I would ask to go to a game on...

My a-fib started 3 years after my 3rd surgery. I was cardioverted back to rhythm. Two years later, back into a-fib but cardio version...