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Wishing you the very best outcome and a speedy return to full health! Jim Kelly-Evans

Happy holidays Superbob and the rest of the STC group. Not much news here...trying to break my final weight plateau of 180 but I've been stuck there for a while now. The holidays don't help! Jim

Chris wrote: "Hey Jim hows it going? Good to hear about the return to scuba diving. Hope you didn't put the shorts away for the winter going to be 74 on Thursday." Hi Chris...I'm doing great...hope you are too...had a CT angio in October when i met with my surgeon and everything looks...

At 10 months out I'm lifting but they told me 60 lbs max...dunno why exactly but I am not about to do that much anyway. My aorta was at 4.7 at the time of surgery but my surgeon told me later that it was very fragile, so I think that the earlier you have aortic surgery, the better. I'm not on...

Really enjoyed your video! It resonated, that's for sure! Jim

Chris, sorry you won't be seeing the superstar surgeon...you can probably get your questions answered if not by the NPs then in a follow up reply from JB himself. I met with Dr. Wheatley in October and I had a CT Angiogram....everything looked fine. BTW, how are you feeling now? I feel fine but...

Sending good vibes your way, Superbob! I hope that the test results are good. Sounds like your new canine friend is a handful! My PVCs have definitely tapered off on their own, which makes me feel really happy. My weight is good in spite of the Thanksgiving merry-making. Happy holidays all!

Hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. I'm sitting here doing holiday cards and later today I'll work on decorating the house for the holidays. It's a rainy cold day here in Philadelphia. I seem to be experiencing less PVCs...hopefully the condition is resolving itself on it's own. Just read...

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I cooked for seven. It was fun and delicious, but a lot of work. I talked to my cardio about the results of my 24 hour Holter. I have PVCs and PACs, but not enough of them to cause any real damage, apparently. He offered a Beta Blocker or Calcium channel...

Prior to surgery I asked my surgeon point blank about diving after surgery. his response: "no restrictions." That said, you do have to be strong enough to dive, e.g., climb back up onto the boat, etc., and in decent physical condition. Know your limitations and dive with a margin of safety. In...

Good luck with your rehab, Honeybunny. Superbob, glad you have a canine walking buddy. Mary, I hope your echo report is negative for any problems. This is a photo of our little Katie. She is small but full of heart and love. Training is going well. She is just under 4 months old. The vet thinks...

Glad to read that your new canine friend "Dash" is working out, Superbob. Our little rescue puppy "Katie" is also coming along nicely in her third week with us. She is making great progress with potty training and ins really a delight in all other respects. Starting last Saturday i seem to be...

Been busy here with hobbies, dentist visits (getting started on a dental implant today), and continuing the search for a new puppy. As Superbob says, it's difficult getting a new dog. years ago I could go to the pound, pick one out and take it home. Now with these organized rescues you have to...

I was on Warfarin ACT for 90 days post surgery. So what is the bottom line for us tissue valvers? Do we need ACT or not?

Superbob...my diet is bread-free...well, I allow myself one slice of toast on Sunday. I also limit potato consumption to one a week. Pasta has to be whole grain and in small portions only at lunchtime. I lost a lot of weight on this carbo-restricted diet. Jim

When I was released from the hospital in late February a couple who are friends of ours gave me a potted orchid when they came to visit. Of course, the flowers were pretty but didn't last long in the house during winter. Rather than discard the plant after the flowers died, I brought it out to...

I did 10 sessions of rehab. The program is 36 sessions total. By the time I started rehab at four months post op I had already pretty much recovered but I wanted to do at least some of the program to check it out and to see if it would be of benefit to me. I am 66-1/2. For my rehab I had to do...

I was 188.7 the last time I weighed myself, down a few lbs from where I was over the summer at roughly 192.5. Currently I am really being strict about my low carb and small portions diet. Dinners are no more than a salad and an avocado half. I allow myself a couple of chocolates at lunch and...

I also have a Garmin smartwatch, but mine is the Vivoactive. I like the step counting and move reminders as Pellicle has noted. It also syncs well with my Android smart phone and with the web. The GPS function is interesting. I can track where I've been and post my activity to Facebook. As...

Hello everyone from on board the Royal Princess en route from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, UK. Today we're doing a land tour that will take us to Wales, my husband's ancestral home. Yesterday we enjoyed Kerry county in Ireland...the "Ring of Kerry" and the Killarney National park. It's a...