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Hopefully, your wife will get hers taken care of when she’s ready. Mine were pricey, as they are if you don’t go with the free Medicare...

I was lucky I lived in a single story ranch style home for all 3 surgeries. I don’t remember preparing at all for my 1st, then I was...

During my appointment with the eye surgeon, I said I wanted to read music and indicated the distance a music stand would be from me. I...

I was used to mono vision with my years of contact lens use. My surgeon did the mono vision for my cataract surgery and I can read the...

I was told by the doctor my risk of getting bacterial endocarditis was 1%. After I got it and was treated, he said my risk was now 2%...

I don’t have knowledge of sinus infections and endocarditis. Medical people don’t seem to give detailed advice on preventing...

When my daughter and I first moved to SoCal, we didn’t know of a dentist or GP. She went to a dentist in Calabasas that tried to get...

The chewing gum info is very interesting. My daughter has many health issues due to autoimmune disease. Often she’s too tired to brush...

I’m happy you met your surgeon and you feel good about what’s ahead. The first (maybe only) surgery is a mystery until you go through...

I had my 1st ohs at age 34. In 1989, my surgeon said after a round table of surgeons met, that half would do mechanical and half would...

I don’t have personal experience with a TAVR, but I’m in the process of finding out if a TMVR is doable for me. I sit next to a...

Just recently, my daughter was researching slipping ribs and other things and she came upon PEX and told me about it. All my growing...

Thanks for the thoughtful, kind replies. I’m not feeling the pressure to make a decision right away as I did before the second...

That’s a good question. All the surgeons I’ve had or spoken to for my latest issue have mentioned risk due to scar tissue. One recently...

This is my update. I got an appointment with another heart surgeon. The visit went well and gave me some answers to questions on what to...