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That is perfect, Rebecca! Thank you.

Rebecca - seems we have alot in common. I had breast cancer 15 years ago, and am now getting AVR surgery on Monday. I can tell you that life after breast cancer is good! I had a mastectomy and chemo - lost my hair and all. It wasn't fun to go thru, but I made it. You are so lucky that you found...

thanks for the positive thoughts! It really helps to know/hear from other people who have been there, done that. I hope to lose weight afterwards too. When were you able to exerice again - besides walking?

Cute nurses can be male too! I had 4 male nurses for my heart cath - I got a kick outta that - well, when I got over the humiliating things! LOL:o

I agree Jean!! It has been a godsend to find this site.

Wow - thank you Mary for posting that. It was such a pleasant surprise to see this post when I logged on tonight! :) and thanks to everyone for their thoughts & prayers. I had a funny thing happen tonight - we had our bible study and afterwards the priest mentioned that I would be undergoing...

I agree with you that this is a great place to be while waiting for surgery! My surgery is a few days before yours, so we'll be recuperating together. My husband and one of my sons will be home for about a week, then I'll be on my own too. We can compare notes! Instead of a 16 month old, I...

Shelly - I love reading about how well people are doing so soon after surgery! I'm 4 days away, and it just does the heart good to hear about others. Thank you. I was glad to read that his side pain probably is nothing much. I imagine it is hard to stay put when you are feeling well. Congrats...

Three weeks post-opt? Oh-oh, I hope my employeer doesn't see that - I keep telling them I'll be out at least a month! :p I'm 4 days away from my AVR surgery and it's good to hear that you are doing so well. I think I wouldn't mind if I lost my appetite for a few weeks - could stand to lose...

I think I would find a cardio that I could get along better with, not one I had to hide information from or do my own thing. there are lots of doctors out there - I would want to find one that I had confidence in.

Jean - I'm doing alright - my birthday yesterday was nice and kept my mind off things for one night at least. That's great that you got a little vacation in first! I'm trying to get a bunch of piles of paperwork in order before I go in. My husband likes to do the outside stuff. I hate the...

Yeah, I read about studies like that too and figured why not? The book I have goes a little far, I think, in telling you to write down affirmations and give them to the anesthesiologist to say during your surgery. I just can't imagine asking someone to do that. I think my belief in my surgeon...

Kman - good luck to you - I'll have you in my prayers too! I too have a bicuspid valve that needs replaced. How are you ( and JAJ99 you too) holding up? I truthfully wish it were over! Listening to those cd's has helped me relax a little.

I'll definately keep you in my prayers too! I belong to a bible study (Thursday nights) and I can't tell you how calm it's helped me become. Can't wait to compare notes.!

Thanks, Peggy - and everyone else! Once I got over the humiliation, I realized that the male nurses were all very nice and doing the humiliting things were just part of their job! LOL I found an old CD of instrumental music with birds and ocean and all that stuff. It's called the Classics -...

Hi all - I had my heart cath on Friday. Had to be there at 6:00am and since we live an hour away, left the house at 5:00am - got home at 6:00 pm! Very long day. They didn't have my referral - despite the fact that I called the doc's office on Monday to make sure! This is the 3rd time I've had...

Peggy - thanks for the laugh! I am at the "scary" part now. Can't wait for it to be over - the cath and the AVR!

We'll be recuperating together! I'm getting a new aortic valve on the 22nd at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia.

Thanks, Phyllis!