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All the best with last the days awaiting upcoming surgery, looks like you have finally made it to the top of queue....good for you. As has been said, the wait and pre-surgery unknown were the worst for me, surgery and recovery is a very temporary period vs. the months of waiting. For me i had...

Greg, Greg, This is news to me, there has been no discussion of brain or other MRI tests from my heart practioning team. But unless any test is obstusive, why not? I did curiously enough though have an MRI recently for a sports injury (shoulder separation). My concern about MRI was the heavy...

Kryptonite bone cement for sternum closure Kryptonite bone cement for sternum closure Hi Daiva, and Greg thanks for the heads up on this thread for discussion on sternum closure options. Yes I was the 1st patient in our hospital facility and region to receive Kryptonite bone cement/glue for...

John, Welcome to the forum. All the best for surgery next Monday and speedy recovery. Gil

AJB, Thanks for the clarification, bum deal, hope you get good news on visit next week Gil

How is Norma? How is Norma? A sweet grandmother telephoned St. Joseph 's Hospital. She timidly asked, "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?" The operator said, "I'll be glad to help, dear. What's the name and room number of the patient?" The grandmother...

Hi Jackie, Good on you for taking the initiative and finding the right cardiologist. At your 8 month mark, am hoping they can locate and correct the ills, or at least confirm that it just takes more time to normalcy. All the best with upcoming tests and procedures. Gil

Welcome to the forum AJB, Wow, that is a rapid transition in mindset deom considering pregnancy to OHS and the need for pacemaker. All the best with continued recovery, any idea on length of time of required pacemaker? Gil

Congrats Pat on 1st year anniversary, enjoy your vacation and the warmth of the Carribean

Wonderful story Dennis, enjoy the friendship brought about by meaningful gift giving

Omron 755 (Costco) for at home, very accurate Also use pharmacy unit with smartcard enabling logging as well as log access via web

Kathy, Welcome to the forum. It truly is a wonderful idea which allows "like" afflicted individuals to share, inform and comfort over a very large geography and across all age groups. Firsthand experience of members is so very complimentary to any information that the specialised medical...

bdryer, Alberta is not the only Canadian location with backlog. As of a few weeks ago, there was a news story with a backlog of more than 600 with 1/3 considered urgent in waiting in Montreal. In our area the shortage is said to be with ICU nurses, really tough for the patients and attending...

Confessional Confessional A guy goes into the confessional box after years of being away from the Church. He pulls aside the curtain, enters and sits down. There's a fully equipped bar with crystal glasses, the best wine, Guinness on tap, cigars and liqueur chocolates nearby, and on the wall...

Happy to hear you are home fellow Canuck, wishing you a smooth sail from hereon Gil

Happy belated birthday neighbour Bina Hope you had all kinds of extracurricular activities, hanging from chandeliers and other fun things forum has gotten so civilized lately, what happened to all the degenrates? be good..... sometimes Gl

Penny you have had a really rough ride of recovery,sad to hear that and hopefully you will have smooth sailing from hereon. Your recent news seem more positive. Pre-surgery, I did have a big concern about being in the 20% for slow sternum healing and was lucky that it became a non issue for me...

Hi Kincaidm38, Had my AVR and MV repair done in late May this year. My sternum was closed and sealed with Kryptonite bone cement and my bone structure was solid by the time I came out of ICU. For my OHS recovery, I really only had to deal with tissue healing and therefore had a fast and...

Hi Feddie, Am a big believer in the flu shot insurance and having been getting flu shot for a dozen years now, it is an insurance policy against what they think will be the outbreak for the years' season. Lat year, Costco was running a flu shot clinic, believe it was $12, no wait, easy does...

This is from a CBS report. This man is a blessing. You have to see his story. He's amazing. I have no idea when it aired, but I'm sure it's not important, but the message is. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR AUDIO ON. AN AMAZING STORY. This is a VERY special man. Don't miss...