Gail in Ca

That’s great to hear! It made me smile.

Three surgeries for me. Stanford for all. My daughter was only 2 when I had my first surgery. I knew I needed to survive so she would...

My last surgery was 1/2009. I haven’t had any issues with the aortic valve in graft the surgeon created for me during the surgery. I...

I’ve taken antibiotics before dental appointments since we had to have 2 shots in the buttock of 2 antibiotics before appointments. You...

My story might help you make your decision. At 34 my aneurysm was discovered and it was at 6. I needed surgery and waited 6 weeks for...

Chronic a-fib caused my cardiologist to raise my INR range from 2-3 to 2.5-3.5.

Like others here, I’ve had 3 valve replacement surgeries and no cardiac rehab. My last surgery was long, but when I went home I was told...

I’m sorry your valve has caused you to now be facing a 3rd surgery in 13 years. I’ve had 3 surgeries in 20 years and that seemed like a...

That’s just the problem. I didn’t have any skin issues before having symptoms. The infectious disease doc inspected my body at Stanford...

Here was my timeline: 10/30 walked dog 3 miles, felt fine 10/31 during drive to SoCal, felt very achy around 11am. Got to LA, shoulder...

After all was over, my cardiologist thought I was going into DIC when I was in ER. Luckily, the vitamin K shots stopped my INR from its...

I am a person who takes care of myself with daily bathing, teeth brushing and flossing and I rarely get sick. But, the bacteria that...

I asked my cardiologist to recommend a family practice md, and the Dr he recommended is now my GP. Try that, or ask friends if they have...

Oh man, I wouldn’t want a dingy room in a hospital . I get what you’re feeling.

I was happy to go to a teaching hospital near me, Stanford, since it’s one of the best for cardiac surgery. All 3 of mine were done...