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Welcome to the forum. You've gotten plenty of feedback already but I'll add my personal story. Diagnosed at 61 (May 2015) with moderate to severe stenosis in my bicuspid aortic valve, which I did not know I had. I came here and got wonderful advice. Paleowoman was especially a big help because...

Steve, I hope your retirement schedule smoothes out. Just got a new project at work so I hope to keep at it until I can do the same. I work for an engineering company and all our time must be billable to a client project. No overhead. As a Joisey girl I remember those winters and am glad I don’t...

Welcome to the other side. Reading your post reminded me how wiped out I felt post surgery but today it is a distant memory, much like giving birth. I returned to work after 8 weeks mainly because I had pleural effusion, which needed to be drained twice as an outpatient. That was the worst part...

Good morning, Coursers! Beautiful weather in Houston except for the rain. Actually had flash flooding in the North Houston area last week. I know there are people elsewhere who would love to have our rainfall but it gets old here after awhile. Oh well, if that's the only curveball life throws me...

Superbob , I copied this from an article because the link had too many popups. Planking often feels like a who-can-hold-it-longest strength contest, but maybe those sweat-inducing, core-shaking times aren’t actually necessary for achieving your strong-girl goals. At least according to one...

You are forgiven, SB ;) Hope you got some rest and enjoy the family visit. I'm fortunate in that my two older children and four of five grandchildren live near me so I have lots of opportunity for visits. I will confess that I skipped line dancing this month. Just needed some rest, I guess...

Yes, it’s been quiet this week. I’ll attribute it to everyone being busy staying the course. But I do miss the usual updates.

Happy Tuesday everyone! Yesterday I was driving back to Houston from Austin where I attended my granddaughter's wedding to her girlfriend of 5 years. This is the first Mrs. and Mrs. wedding I've been to. The young ladies are now frocklicking in Hawaii for a week! It was a gorgeous day in the...

Congratulations on hitting this milestone!

Encourging post jwinter :) Thanks for sharing and being part of this forum. You have remained upbeat through your many trials. God bless~ Hugs, Michele

Awwww ((((((((((SB))))))))))) I got tired just reading your post. Those winter-spring snowstorms are not letting up, are they? Talked with my brother in Brooklyn on Friday and the weather hasn't affected them much at all, though his daughters in NJ had 2 feet of snow and lost power for 24...

My first thoughts upon reading your post were very similar to pellicle's. I'm no cardiologist but I wouldn't stenosis severity to make a critical difference in air travel, particularly if you are not symptomatic (shortness of breath for example). Still, I'd run the plans by my cardio just to...

Was up a tad from that 149.6 this morning, but that was to be expected considering the Aldi's apple pie I consumed over the weekend. :-) It would be swell if I could reach my weight goal first, SB. The couple of times I participated in a weight challenge I didn't come close to winning. Good...

I’’m pleased to report that I broke 150 and now weigh 149.6. 5.6 lbs to go :)

Thanks for the encouragement about the glucose, SB. My afternoon numbers are OK, as long as I don't have a brownie like I did yesterday. I'm also bouncing around that 1-2 mark. But I'm working on a plan to get just a bit more exercise. I'll let you know if it works out.

Sorry to hear this rnff2. I would also be extremely upset in the same situation. What exactly were you told in 2015 regarding not needing the aortic valve replaced? Was there any stenosis? If yes, was it so mild that the doctors thought it would be years before it needed replacing? What are your...

Well, a HEARTY-ty (yuk, yuk, yuk!) congratulations Steve! I was thinking some of the same thoughts about my valve just last night, realizing - like you - that I seldom give it a second thought. As for OHS, for me it was akin to birthing babies; eventually the pain was forgotten and difficult to...

Bring on the blame, SB! I'm not doing any better. In fact, I'm having problems with my blood sugar. Fasting results first thing in the morning have been over 100 for the past week or so. Granted, I'm nibbiling snacks at night but last night I had a sugar free ice pop (which my nutritionist...

FredW , you can blame me. A former boss looking for a scapegoat told me that I have strong shoulders and “can take it.” :Smile: You’ll be back on the wagon soon enough.

Best wishes for a quick recovery~