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It cost me almost $30k for my husbands two funeral services 19 years ago this coming January 11. One in Houston where we lived and a second in Detroit where he was from. It was a sudden death so my decisions were emotional, not logical. I checked into cremation her a few years ago and even that...

Buckeye, I am in a clinical trial for a new type of tissue valve. It had been going for two years when I had my surgery four years ago and will run at least two more years until the last person entered into the study has been in it for five years. That’s 8 years just for the study trials to give...

The only life insurance I have is through my employer. If I die of natural causes my 3 children will get about $200,000. If it is an accidental death it would be over $400,000. If I retire (not likely) or lose my job I have zilch except my home (with a mortgage) and a modest 401K. I had a $100k...

Ohhhh. How sweet! Thank you!

You are awesome ! Thanks for sharing

Caroline, I am so sorry for your loss. I have gone through what you are going through. Wishing you comfort and the best in finding your next fur baby.

Duffey, my cardio told me at my January 2018 check up that I would have TAVR. I thought he was overly optimistic but perhaps not. Only time will tell. Good to "see" you :)

Just an FYI on a much discussed TAVR. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/breakthrough-heart-surgery-gets-fda-approval-66435653918

Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way, (((((((((((Harriet))))))))

You sound upbeat so that is great. You got some good advice but here's a tip I'm not sure I've seen on the forum. I was absolutely parched when I awoke and begged the nurse for multiple glasses of water, which didn't sit well with the anesthesia, causing me to vomit the water back up. Doc told...

He put some really bad karma out there and will likely live to regret it. The older I get, the more often I see people reaping what they have sown. So sorry you went through all that.

Glad to hear it and thanks sharing the good news.

Sending positive thoughts for your surgery and relief from all you have gone through the last 3+ years. Condolences on your mother’s passing. Hugs, Michele

Becky, I saw your post at the time you wrote it but was not able to log in due to a forgotten password. If you are still reading here, please accept my condolences for the loss of your mother. I can only hope that if I find myself in the same circumstances some day that at least one of my...

Hope you get everything resolved quickly. Hugs, Michele

Hope you get everything resolved quickly. Hugs, Michele

Glad to hear it!

MartinF , I feel the same. I peak in here but don't have the heart to post because I have nothing new to say. My enthusiasm for the site ha dwindled steadily since Hank posted about shutting it down. I don't even stop in on the Throwdown thread, and I always did before (nothing personal SB). I...

Congrats Steve! Glad to here all is well and you’re still going strong. Take care. Hugs, Michele

Here is some info on the valve I received. The way I understood it, the rapid deployment technique is a bridge between traditional OHS and TAVR. It also meant less time on the heart/lung machine. My cardio told me I would have TAVR if replacement is needed in the future...