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Great pix and tour of the UT/CO national parks. I see you skipped Zion? Crowds, flooding damage? Loved Bryce Canyon so much that named my first borne after it. I live at 7300 ft elevation (northern NM) but no one has ever said anything to me about effects of elevation on blood thinners...

Sorry, long string, don't know what's been said before but take a close look at the Inspiris Resailia tissue valve. Seems to doing great, longevity-wise. Wishing you the best on Monday and the recovery - keep us posted!

Hey Peej, as Unicusp and others have said - you sound well prepared. I had and used the recliner a bit - but maybe look at buying a wedge pillow to ease your transition back into the bed. The walking prior and plans for recover post-surgery at the Intercontinental (you should expect to stay in...

Great to hear your satisfaction with the Cleveland Clinic and that your recovery is underway. I remember early on that the sun outside the CC would wear me down like kryptonite during my walks. That went away too. You're going to be feeling better every day. Keep on walking, maybe set some...

Great to hear, Croooser. Size 25 huh, that's a biggie! Good luck getting that platelet thing straightened out quick and moving on to a rapid recovery!

Great to hear your are doing so well Chuck C! Am encouraged to see your progress as I'm about 11 weeks behind you. My wife too, likes to listen to my valve. I've also been doing a lot of hiking though not anything like that steep assault you do regularly on that mountain. I am up to 140 miles...

When I returned back home to my small town after surgery with my shiny new mechanical valve, I made my first visit to my cardiologist's office 'coumadin clinic'. I was surprised to see them use the coaguchek meter. I thought they would have something more sophisticated or take a blood draw...

A month ago I had the same schedule at the CC - subbing in Dr. Svensson for Dr. Johnston. You're going to do great! Best of luck on the heart cath results and have your questions ready for Wednesday. Hoping everything goes as well for you as it did for me there!

Awesome, so great to hear Dennis. Now, if you think your recovery has been impressive so far (it has!), buckle up because your gains are going to keep on coming. 1 month post surgery for me and I've really loved recovery. Never would have believed that would happen for a second. Keep on...

Looking at my wife's notes from our surgeon (Dr. Lars Svensson, Cleveland Clinic) a month ago, she wrote: 0.5 - 1% - risk of death during surgery 2% - risk of needing a pacemaker He did mention the risk of stroke and believe he provided the same 1 -2% that you mention. I had the same surgery as...

The breathing tube turned out to be one of the things my wife and I still laugh at. I woke up, immediately noticed the breathing tube - started thrashing around and began to grab at the tubes. My wife and the nurses begged me to calm down and that the tubes would quickly be removed. WELL...

Looking forward to hearing of your recovery! Great analogy with the diving board.

Maybe you were an ostrich, but you can make up time quick as really there is only so much to know. Besides learning about the results of your valve, put in some time on the big 3: replacement valve types, hospitals, and surgeons. When surgery is near, these are the things are some of the few...

Peej, yes was really really impressed by the Clinic and the process. Please let me know if you have any questions about it.

Glam shot, post post-op nurse practitioner visit:

Hey Croooser, thank you for the support, man. I always say "I'm in shape...as round is a shape." Was in OK shape as I didn't push fitness too hard as I was beginning to get some chest pains. I did try to hike/walk a bunch prior, and I think that helped. Inspiris Resaila - so that valve was my...

Hey all, I am back! Thank you for the kinds words and well wishes. All and all, it went pretty near perfect. Surgery (Day 1), ICU (Days 1-3), Step-Down (Days 3-5). Released around noon on Day #5. Yeah, it was nuts but to see these professionals operate - I just got more and more confident as...

Been an amazing few days of medical tests and discussions. So far, so great! No coronary blockages found during the heart catheterization, all other tests clear. Had a great sit down with Dr. Svensson where we discussed valve options and the surgery process. At the end, we were thrilled when...

Thanks Unicusp, appreciate that!