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I agree Wanda, it is very cool to watch your new valve operating on the echo. Sounds like things are on a great path, so keep the momentum up!

Thanks for letting us know what is happening with you, and my hopes are that this is only a temporary setback. Let us know how everything turns out, and I am sure it will be good!

Let us know what your cardiologist reads on the MRI. My personal history was that my ascending aorta expanded to 4.5 in 2001 or so, and then was stable there until this year. In a little over a year it went from 4.5 to 5.4, and after checking the figures with a CT, I was signed up for surgery...

Congratulations, Wanda! This is a great development for you.

Thanks, everyone. I am certainly starting to feel better and better, every day. Recognizing and celebrating these small steps does wonders for my outlook!

Good luck, Ken, and update us when you can!

I love cardiac rehab! I have been going since March, and the middle of June I am 'graduating' as my insurance company pays for 36 sessions. It has been great to see how much I have progressed in the time I have been in the classes, and it does give you a feeling of freedom to really push it...

This is similar to my story, in that I didn't have much time between diagnosis of an aortic aneurysm and surgery. I think looking back on it that for me this was ideal. I am not sure how I personally would have done knowing that in six months I would have the surgery, as the prospect of...

Good to see you posting on this side of the mountain!

Ron, I am 3 months out of surgery, and have been on metoprolol since the surgery. My dose was dropped 3 weeks ago or so due to my heart rate dropping too low, and I am still hopeful to get off of them eventually. However, I have noticed that some of the time (not all the time, maybe 1/4 of...

Welcome, and my thoughts will be with you on surgery day! I look forward to getting to know you on the boards in the coming months.

Yesterday was the first time that my INR has been stable enough from check to check that they left my dosing completely alone, which was a big deal mentally for me! Also, I realized later in the day that yesterday marked one month since I was taken off of amioderone, and I haven't had any...

Prayers coming your way. I am sure things will be fine and you will be on the road to recovery again soon!

Jeff, thanks for your update! Good to hear things are going so well for you, and I like your approach to life these days. Jason

Derek, Good luck and keep us apprised of your progress!

Congratulations! Sounds like your recovery is going very well.

My cardiologist and his nursing staff were at least partially worried about mine when it rose to 145/92 or so, and they put me back on my Lotrel from pre-surgery. It is very interesting to read about everyone else's experiences here, and how treatments differ.

Ken, glad to hear you are getting it on your schedule, and I will be thinking about you this week.

Jay, I am not in the boat that you are looking for, as I just had surgery in March and am currently working hard to change my pre-surgery habits to good habits and lifestyle, with some success. However, I hope someone on here does reply and you can get some support in your efforts. In any...

Another good update to read, Steve. Things are really going well for you, and thanks again for the updates.