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Oh! If I had actually READ the notes, I would have seen you're in Alberta. DOH! Sorry to hear about the complications.

I don't know your situation. But having a partner as a nurse in a major hospital, many of the doctors leave town. I think you're better off waiting till after a major holiday. Starting this right before Thanksgiving could leave you with vacation schedules and residents. Best of luck.

Selma - I had my cath a year ago. Same thing - extremely nervous about the whole thing and it was a piece o' cake. One funny side note. I was prepped and shaved. When I woke up, they had gone in through my wrist instead groin since is wasn't interventional. However, they still shaved me. (I...

Oh sorry everyone. I'm 56. I laugh when I go to my cardiologist. She comes in, smiles, gives me a hug and then her eyes immediately drop to my ankles. The other joke we have (she rolls her eyes) is the area where the stress tests are done is THE farthest place you could get from the ER. Plus she...

Thanks Selma. I just got verified this afternoon on here. And so far, it's proving to be a great resource.

Hey all. So my 'floppy valve' as my prior doctor pegged it is a seriously calcified aortic valve. At the moment I remain totally asymptomatic except for horrible percentages of blood flow. Treatment to date has been quarterly stress tests and/or echos. My last stress test was stopped early...