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My moo-moo valve wants to say "oink! oink!" in greeting to your porcine valve but can only say "moo-moo!" to you because it can't say "oink! oink!" as it's a moo-moo valve. :smile2:

Sounds a little glib to me. Next time I hit my thumb with a hammer I'll try to deny my delusions of pain. Putting the blame for anxiety back onto the patient will more than likely further lower self-esteem and thus raise the level of chronic anxiety. Not a very helpful strategy I'm sure you'll...

Escitalopram = Lexapro. I'm wondering what you mean by "the brain zaps where horrible". I've been on Lexapro 20mg for about 5 years now, and it's better than anything else I've had over the years. I've had absolutely no side-effects at all. My various neighbours' barking dogs used to drive me...

I must be one of the lucky ones. I approached my imminent aortic valve replacement operation with absolutely no anxiety at all. In fact I even forgot about it for most of the time leading up to it. I'm now post-op + 5 weeks and feeling it was all very routine, with no surprises, and my worst...

Good luck Ron. I've been out of hospital only a week now after an Aortic Valve Replacement. It was a walk in the park. I cruised through it all, letting the professionals around me do all the work and worry. I even enjoyed myself. It was all ho-hum routine, with me as a package being passed...

I'll be up for this myself soon. I hope you don't have long to wait.