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Bill, may God bless as you get on up the hill - again. GODSPEED.

I remember it well. Congratulations to him and to you for helping him get here. Blessins.....

Mary - what a gift you are for being so loyal and keeping us up to date as you get news. Brian, m'dear, God will keep His hand on your shoulder through it all, so keep the faith. You are now added to my prayer list. I pray for your successful/good report. Don't forget that we are keeping the...

the first vr bunch was a group who got together in WebMD, I think. The first posts were email type. I don't know if they are in any archives and the forum has changed from time to time in format. Of the original 8 members, several are still around - I would name the ones I can think of but...

After surgery, the floor nurses had everybody get up early, walk the halls for a little while - somse of those sessions taught us to go up/down stairs. Maybe you will get the same exercises. You might ask your doctor. I rather doubt you will be doing much stair climbing for awhile in the...

After surgery, the floor nurses had everybody get up early, walk the halls for a little while - one of those sessions taught us to go up/down stairs. Maybe you will get the same exercises. You might ask your doctor. I rather doubt you will be doing much stair climbing for awhile in the...

the nurses told me to go to WalMart to buy a sports bra, however I already had some nylon front hook sleep bras. I bought them from CAROL WRIGHT catalog. I have worn them ever since plus JUST MY SIZE front hook bras. The carol Wright ones are very, very light, come in all sizes, are easy to...

its been 11 yrs for me so I can't recall. You are still too early to be past the shortness but it will pass. Unless you have other issues, but sounds like you are successfully over the mountain. Congratulations. Blessins.................. Amy

there is always danger in whatever surgery we have, even tonsils pulled. Course heart surgery is more serious than most surgeries and many (maybe most or all) of us are told that we can die. However, look at the numbers of members registered here and take heart. It is rare that we don't...

you had MAJOR surgery. that's the BIG operation, we are told. My dr said a whole year and that's maybe about right for all your stuff to fall back into place, not to even mention meds you take that might make you tired. I also think we are left with a memory that sticks in our minds all the...

happy anniversary, Sherry. And wishing you many, many more happy ones. Y'all, Sherry goes all the way back to the beginning. She knows everybody and all the secrets of VR. (well, there really aren't any, are there?)

tks, Brian. here's what I received from dr's office. any comments? thank you so much. I appreciate you. Left ventricle: size, thickness, function normal. left ventribular ejection fraction is 55-60%. wall motion is normal left atrium/atrial septum: severely dilated. (what does this...

I heard from the doctor's office yesterday - not the dr, tho. She said all looks good and I asked some questions that she wasn't sure about, but no leakage, apparently. I have been told for years that there is a murmur and that must be what he was suspicious of. I am not sure even what a...

well, gee. no information yet. they told me the dr would be in touch in 2 or 3 days. yesterday was the 3rd business day! So today, I guess I will call. Everything must be alright, o/w he'd have called by now. You will know when I know. thanks for your caring concern. Blessins...........

I agree on the kindle. I have the original kindle and also have about 200. It is easy to read in any light, very lightweight and all the things you say. I have given myself gift certificates and always request Amazon gift certificates when someone asks "what can I get for you?". I don't use...

the echo was a piece of cake. I watched it on her monitor - every now and then she would measure. The heart showed a hole opening and sort of closing (looked like). The gel was not warmed! It was cold and really messy. Why do they make us wipe it off when we can't see where they put it, but...

it was a looong day. we got there at 8:45 and got done about 1:30 OR 2. xrays, then chemical stress test, then the echo, then back to first room for xrays again. Those xrays took the longest time and I had to wait an hour (for some reason, that hr was necessary) after the echo to get the...

well, tomorrow is the day! I am not looking forward to it. the stress test doesn't bother me. it's the echocardiogram that does. I pray there is nothing to worry about. I am way too old for valve replacement - it really scares me. I have a cousin who had a replacement last year and she is...

Lipitor does lower your cholesterol, usually dramatically. It lowered mine and kept it low as long as I took Lipitor (the others probably do well, too). If you decide to use it, you will pay close attention to your muscles to see if it affects them. If it causes muscle pain/soreness, you will...

Y'all are all going to be just fine this year. I will let you know about next year when I find out.