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It was worth every penny of the check-in fee of $250 I paid in 2009! Of course, like doctors, they bill the insurance the full amount but take what the insurance pays which is a heck of a lot less!! They offered massage, and a nice gal came by with a book cart. I got a Stanford hospital...

Infrastructure act? I’ll wait for that. I actually haven’t upgraded my electrical, yet. Got the estimate from the electrician I hired to ground the air conditioner/heater I had to get last year. The installer didn’t ground it and the inspector caught it, thankfully. I’d seen my ex replace...

I found out how much my ex husband used to do for free when I got my first place on my own. I have had to replace a toilet, not cheap, and to do the 1972 electrical panel I was quoted $1200 and $700 to replace all the plugs and switches. After I pay off the car I had to buy when I moved, I’d...

The Dodger manager messed with the team chemistry, taking out a great player and substituting another who had just been with the team a minute!!! Stupid thing to do. On another note about construction in the home. I even had my husband, who was in commercial construction, do my kitchen gut job...

My daughter had a test with contrast. When we got there at 6:45am the reception said the insurance hadn’t responded yet about approval. My daughter is sick and we were there, so she had the test. The insurance did end up covering it but sent a less than positive letter stating this was a one...

India?? If I’m going to travel I’ll go to Stanford! Or here at Cedars!

I’ll guess $600k!

Thanks for sharing your story. These nasty bacteria’s really do damage to the heart valves in such a short time. I’m happy that we can be fixed after all that damage! Recover well!

Good to see you’re doing well. I think you’ll get more years out of your bovine than I did with porcine (11yrs). It will be like you never had surgery in a few months and that’s a great feeling!

I found that having a vest type thing you wear was way better than holding a pillow. No matter the pressure I applied, that pillow didn’t cut it for me.

The hospital gave me a Heart Hugger for my 1st OHS. It was great for support when coughing or sneezing. I didn’t keep it after recovery. My 2nd surgery, I was given a heart shaped pillow. This didn’t help me at all. No support. It now is a decorative pillow on my bed! For my 3rd surgery, I...

I’m glad to hear you’re doing well. I’ve had 3 surgeries in 20 yrs and thought it was a lot! I had to look up the vest, as I never was recommended to wear one. I did have my sternal wires removed after my 2nd & 3rd surgeries. This was very helpful for bony me! I’ve had a cat always. It was...

While rebuilding a carburetor is so tempting, I’ve been having fun with other things. My daughter and I have been to a Dodger game in full Oakland A’s regalia yelling “sell the team”, and “stay in Oakland” with other true blue Oakland fans. We’ve been to a fabulous production of Les Miserables...

I have been in chronic a-fib for 9 years. Mine is more of an irregular heart beat than fast heart beat. It started 3 yrs after my 3rd surgery, got cardio version, took Sotalol, a-fib gone for 2 years. Then, got another cardio version but it only lasted til I got home. So, I’m in a-fib all the...

Thanks. I do messsge my Doctors through the Cedar-Sinai app. They always quickly respond. It will be interesting to find out if I have options going forward. I’m not sold on mitraclip. There’s only a decade on it.

I hope your procedure works and the hemolysis goes away. Thanks for the funny story! I just saw my hematologist again and he’s taking me off of Trental. It’s not worked as he had hoped for my hemolytic anemia. He still wants me to take the folic acid. I forgot to ask about the aranesp but I...

The 80 yr old guy who sits next to me in the clarinet section came to rehearsal and said he had his TAVR done the week before and has a new aortic valve. He looked great! This was his first AVR and I asked him what type of valve he got, but he didn’t know!

Interesting. So many different experiences with the same surgery! I never felt that Mach truck issue. I have awakened for 3 surgeries about the same. I become aware that I’m awake, that it’s over and I survived. I feel very peaceful and then realize I have a nurse sitting with me. It’s kind of...

I mentioned your post about a TIA even when in range to my daughter and she wondered if COVID might’ve had anything to do with your having a blood clot?

The surgeons I’ve had at Stanford Hospital picked their team for my surgeries. Dr Miller was one of the worlds great surgeons and he also picked chief surgical residents to be his second on my risky, difficult surgeries. I’m assuming Dr Fischbein will do the same. Stanford is a top heart...