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Hey Johnny! Nine drugs down to two! This is fantastic! It certainly sounds like you're going in the right direction! Glad to hear about the Protime too. Then you can find other hobbies besides sitting in doctor offices...! I'm thirteen weeks tomorrow. Today I took a half day from work...

I guess Bonnie's post means that Rosso is alive and well? I certainly hope so! Looking forward to hearing the full scoop! -Jennie

Hey John! I thought you looked different when I saw you in the hospital, but considering I had never seen you in person before, I couldn't quite piece it together! Anyway, cool bike. Don't be doing any wheelies yet.... -Jennie

HEY!! HEY!! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MUSTACHE??!! Don't tell me The Knife got that too! Almost didn't recognize you.... -Jennie:D

Rosso, It's called EMPHASIS!! Ah, what I have to put up with here....! :rolleyes: I fixed it for you. Is that better? And the "EMPHASIS" here is NOT, I repeat, NOT a link either. But no worries. I see the pumpheadedness is setting in already.... :( Aren't you supposed to be at the...

Hey Rosso! I think we here will all be in withdrawal while you are off on your vacation for the week. What will we do without your smiling face here?? Thankfully we have old posts to look at....! Ah, forget the dumb surgery! Take your lovely wife to the movies - something funny - and get...

HI JJ! Glad to hear that your surgery got approved!! This is FANTASTIC!! Now we can concentrate on getting you through the surgery! Best wishes tomorrow, I'll be praying for you! Soon this will all be behind you and you'll be enjoying your 'vacation'! I'll be eagerly waiting for news on...

HI Vince, I'm no weightlifter here, but I just want to say that from what I learned, the cardios take into account not just your symptoms, but also the size of your left ventricle plus your output capacity (ejection fraction). The enlarged LV seems to indicate that things are not good, this...

Hi Nancy, I wandered into SmallTalk today to find your posts here about Joe. And this is NOT "small" talk! I'm glad to hear some improvements have been made regarding his condition, and I hope those Petri cultures soon shed some light on what the trouble is and that measures can be taken to...

You Go Girl!! You Go Girl!! Hey Mara! Congratulations on your big anniversary here!! Actually, BOTH anniversaries - the ring and the valve!! May you have many more years of health and happiness! Jennie

Hey Ross! Permit me to insert some fresh perspective on this whole surgery scenario, if I may be so bold: I hate to fly. I would rather be on the ground. People are not meant to be thousands of feet in the air, moving at high speeds in little metal bubbles. But I fly all the time. And I...

Ross, You are such a trip, do you realize this??!! -Jennie ps. Speaking of machetes, I have one next to my bed. Just thought I'd mention this.... ;)

Hi Walter! I LOVED the post-it note idea! Very funny! I myself was considering using the magic marker approach. I was afraid they'd work on the wrong valve, or install the wrong valve, or forget to consider a repair, or forget which side my heart is on...!! I didn't tell folks at work...

Hi Jymme! Great website! I just signed your guestbook! So you're getting ready to go, huh! No worries, all will be well. Kick back, relax, and don't expect to get much done in the next couple months. Priorities, you know? Everything else can wait! I hope your insurance pans out okay...

hi Girlz! I thought perhaps my cycle would get messed up with the surgery, as everything is out of whack and the whole body is in shock. But, my "friend" didn't miss a beat, and came a week after surgery, just as expected, to the day, and no abnormalities since. I was very encouraged to see...

Folks, I haven't lost any weight since surgery (other than five pounds in the hospital, which I gained back). I have no spare weight to lose. Instead, I am having a semi-severe energy crisis - and am finding, as some of you, that I need to eat more. My theory is that since I have no "spare...

Hi Amy, I would agree with your theory, but don't have any medical facts to back it up, just my own experience. I had VERY severe aortic regurgitation, and my hands were ALWAYS freezing cold, along with the rest of me. I had a big black sweater at work, and had to take a hot shower before bed...

Hey Jack! Glad to hear everything went well, and that you're home again! Well done!! My guess is that mucous is normal. I had this too. Your lungs were shut down for a bit when you were on the bypass, and for me, I was surprised at how that 100 minutes or so really affected them. I would...

HI Evelyn! Glad to hear things are going well on your end, for the most part. Just a couple comments: My heartbeat is very forceful and pounding at times, but I think it's on a trend toward getting quieter. The docs told me this is very normal after surgery, to be expected. Also, a PA told...

Hey Ross, Three weeks and counting?? It seems like some folks hit the big bump before they even see it, while the rest of us have LONG hikes up the hill! I hope that all goes well on this try! Anyway, you're pencilled in my calendar again. Hang in there, don't stress, try to enjoy each day...