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Best wishes for a bump free surgery and speedy recovery! See you on the other side!

Best wishes and prayers for a uneventful surgery! See you on the other side of the mountain!

I suspect that they saw something in pre-op testing the week of the surgery, they moved my surgery up a day....I did not ask why..I did not want to ...I sort of knew...I sewed up all loose ends in my life and went into surgery peacfully....it was out of my hands and in Gods....:) After the...

I found out about mine by accident on 6/9/09. 5cm, on 7/30 had surgery. Do not know how long it was there, nothing to compare it to. The stress and anxiety of knowing it could blow at anytime was the key to my decision. When they went in they found it was dissecting.... Life is stressful...

Don't be scared of the bypass machine, I was so frightened of it also. Once they roll you in you are already on some kind of twilight drug....when you wake up the tubes will be in your throat, no suger coating it, you will be a little loopy/sleepy. Just relax, go with the flow, they will...

Insurance companies cover their own "a__", and will deny coverage, at the same time try cover yours. I have no idea what an echo costs, but I've had 4 in the past 4 months! I know you do not anticipate problems, but one never knows. While you decide to stay with the policy, still shop around...

I hope you called the doctor by now, it can be a number of things as stated by others. I was swollen with 27 liters of water in the hospital, and most of it was gone when I was released. I was on lasix for 1 month at home for the remaining. The rest decided to stay on as pericarditis....call the...

I am in insurance (not medical) but an exclusion is an exclusion. It is what you stated. If they will not cover any treatment for a pre-existing condition, why bother. Find another carrier.

Hey Danny! Glad to hear you are on the other side!....rest and let us know (when you can), how things are going..and don't be afraid to push that pain button...... Linda

Prayer and well wishes for the very best outcome going out your way...see you on the other side of the mountain.....

Hi Valerie, Welcome to the forum and lots of luck with your surgery. Glad they gave you xanex, it does take off the edge. I don't remember much about my surgery-those drugs before and after are really good, or my memory is shot :). I do know that liking and being very comfortable with my surgeon...

Wishing you an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery. Lots of luck...Godspeed!

Welcome. I am sorry to hear all you have been through, and sincerely hope you can have the surgery. This is a really good site with a lot of very well informed people...as you will see when others post. Welcome again fellow NY'r ....wishing you lots of good thoughts and prayers! Linda

Sending prayers to your nephew and your family.

Less time in the waiting room is really much better....lots of luck with your surgery! It will just be a memory soon! See you on the other side of the mountain!

Great News!!!! Glad they were able to save his valve! :)

Hope all will be well, and the the side effects won't last ..... Good Luck!

Thanks Marguerite, aka Mama Bear...lol I've re-checked all of my calls and most were to the office, so I may have something there. It was bothering me at that moment, and writing here is like complaining to friends, a sounding off board for a moments frustation. I've done more than my fair...

Laura, Glad you are in better spirits and your heart is boring, and you are not on that drug anymore. Hope your tests come ok as well. Tomorrow is my day to see they cardio..I feel slightly better, but I know it's the Percocet masking the pain... Glad you are ok.... Linda

Marguerite, please don't fume for me :).....I tried as hard as I could, believe me, using all the heirarchy to complain to, no go . However this is NYC, this stuff happens all the time, I am nothing to them, they could care less. I and other senior management have fought with them before on a...