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See you on the other side of the mountain. I'm scheduled the day after. Don't you feel do much more prepared & as at ease as you can be? Godspeed, may the flying fingers of the surgeons get you in & out in record time!!!! Daiva

POODLE TALK I'm so sad but so glad to hear about standard poodles. We had to euthanize our Bear, a black jumbo standard poodle last February 2010. I had him cremated & he's now on my china cabinet & under the dogwood tree I planted in his honor. I drove around with him for days in my car (he...

Good Luck to the "dinkum aussie" !!!!!!! It's getting toward winter for you. I have a friend in Canberra, They do get snow, he talks about going skiing!?(in July)And he brags about having a barbie at Christmas! Drink a Toohey's Old for me (if they still make 'em) Daiva PS Aren't you a banana...

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I'll be having my AVR & aorta repaired the next day. Here's hoping we get in, get out, & get well all in short order. Daiva

Good LucK & best wishes to you!!! Daiva

Welcome back to the new improved world! You are doing so well with minor rumbles! Good Luck with On-x! Daiva

Totally surprised & slackjawed. I had an heart echo referral in Oct 2009 by a very fresh, new young Dr to the practice. She said my heart murmur sounded loud, not LOUDER like my primary physician should have said. I never get a chance to see my primary because the clinic is closely assoc w/a...

You go missy!!! You go missy!!! Jeri, I'm SO impressed by your positive attitude!. I keep going between "OK let's go & get this on the road" & I really think I don't feel bad enough to do this just right now - how about another month! Take care, keep on keeping on & so forth!!!!! Daiva -...

I AGREE - GREAT THREAD!!! Great question Dave! Daiva

My card suggested if I feel "runny" or "rumbly" in the tummy to come in & get a "cup" & they'll check a stool sample for the nasty. I am going to take some probiotics too. Has anyone taken probiotics just before surgery & just after as soon as they could swallow?Daiva

Hello! Hopefully this message catches you out of surgery & going on to re-cuperate in the ICU for a short while. 2 weeks from now I'll be 1 day post surgery too. God bless & God speed you r recovery!! Daiva

I just put in a call to my card & they are going to callback. Either way, I have been exposed!!!!! Wouldn't you know I had the flu shot & had no colds or flu this winter. Murphy's Law? Daiva

What to do? Just breathe in & breathe on & go on - to paraprase one of the members. I work in an opthamolgy practice & we have a PT unit across the hall. Anyway 1 of the PT pts threw up last friday in the PT area, it was cleaned up not disinfected. Anyway, 6 therapists have come down w/the runs...

Yo Jeri, My surgeon has let me keep my estradiol patch on. I'm not sure if I have to remove it 5 days before the surgery like some of the other meds. I'll check my list. The basic premise is not to change too much of anything before surgery, kinda keep a status quo. Another female type question...

I wish you the best!!!! Please keep us/me informed on your progress! I'm gonna be right behind you in April. Yeah Lady -"You get it on!!!!!!" Daiva

Hello, Wishing you the best! I'm up 4/6/11 for my AVR. Hope all goes smoothly! And wishing your surgeons "golden fingers". Daiva

OHO The Robins must of bypassed Michigan this year. Hopefully not. Maybe they got just a little ahead of themselves Daiva

Hi Will B. Glad to meetcha! Especially a walking talking miracle! I was almost totally asymptomatic when I got the news too. It could have gone on for years - though it wouldn't have ended well. What kind of valve did you get & what made you go that way? Oh, & how about that sternum thingy...

Thank you all SO much for chiming in. These replies just make the waiting room a little more "real" & a safe place to go & be. During the day I/we all keep busy but there are times when its very comforting to have a place to go where there are some answers & definitely friends/family of the...

Jeez, I LOVE this website & youse guys!!!!! Daiva