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Anthony, this is crazy!!!!! At this point the sutures should have been fully scarred. Can you get more details on what they saw when then went in there? Which mechanical valve did you get for a redo? You still have my skype, gimme a call.

Suzanne, you need to practice raising your knees up. Change your stride and your gate. I think the best way to go about this is to get a running trainer for a session or two and have them watch you run on a treadmill and on the street as well as have them watch you speed walk. You'd be...

Damn you are lean. Nice looking scar there. Btw, it will become barely visible in about 1 years time. Just lather it up with Sunscreen with SPF 50+ so that the scar does not darken. Mine is barely visible, but then again, I have a chest full of hair.

Us gear-heads say that G.A.S means - Gadget Acquisition System.

Yeah, me too

Been sending good thoughts all day. Hopefully, you post tomorrow or day after with some updates.

Before I tell you what I take, I spent hours perusing their site and eventually bought their book: http://examine.com/ No, this is not an advertisement, but rather something that might help bring more awareness out to those that like to pop random vitamins/supps which do nothing.

Hey Mike, Like yourself I was in a reasonable decent shape before the surgery - 198 lbs (90kg), 11-14% bodyfat (do not recall now). I lost close to 20 lbs (9kg) in about 3 weeks following the surgery. My surgeon has warned me that when the body is in the "flight or fight" mode you will shed...

Do not know for sure if the strip is useless since some chemical reaction had to have started to get it ready for your blood sample. Now, you have a total of 180 seconds to warm up your finger, poke it and get a blood sample. Also, only 15 seconds after you poke it to get blood onto the...

Protimenow, I cannot wait for your post tomorrow!!!!

Hey, Good luck. While this piggy valve only lasted 6 years, I am sure it brought you nice worry-free satisfaction with life. I hope redo goes smoother than the original and that its the last one you ever have to go through. Do not worry coumadin is easy (and with proper Vit. K. dozing, you...

@Protime, I cannot wait to see your results from next Wednesday test. @Ola and @pellicle, I would contribute to your code if you started writing some software for the IR port on your COagucheck XS. Throw it on the GitHub and I will pull and see what I can help with.

You got it Tirone. Always live just a little out of comfort zone. Your mantra aligns perfectly with what I am always saying too. One more bite, one more step, one more deep spirometer breath, just a little more trying and you get better, stronger, and healthier than ever.

There is an update I have been waiting for. Tirone good job on everything. RE: your back pain/discomfort: Get a lacrosse ball and have someone massage your back with around the tender spots or have someone place said ball between your shoulder blades and the wall against which you are...

Awesome read. Can you also post a link to the article. I will archive it in my blog.

Good luck in your upcoming redo. I planned my surgery for spring so that I can walk around and recover during the best season of the year. The plan for June hike is very nice. By the way, Will you be using the same valve or going with something else?

I spoke to him on the phone before the surgery. I hope he comes back and posts as well. However, I have a feeling that he is busy recovering and not the kind to post right away.

Goes away after you are off metoprolol.

This has been said before, and I actually went that way myself. A little before my doctor prescribed the device to me, I just took people's advice from here and bought mine on ebay. Been buying strips on ebay ever since.

I don't know. Have you ever considered a golf ball to the head? What about another angry golfer with a serious attitude problem going after you with their golf club or worse yet, trying to run you down with their golf cart? I think I was disrespecting golf with danger score of 4/100, perhaps...