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I am scheduled for surgery Aug 11th. Which the two cardios and GP want to postpone, and monitor. However my surgeon was on vacation and returns tomorrow. (not a highly conditioned athlete). Also just found out on friday I have celiacs. If I remember correctly Penny's valve choice for tissue had...

O.K the copy I have is a liitle blurred but I give the best results I can. Also three pages of stuff so I'll just give you what I can with out having to type it all. LVD 4.4 RV LVS 2.2 FS 50 VSD 1.0 EF 70 PWD 1.0...

I did talk to the cardiac interventionist who performed the Echo and TEE and my GP. They have sent reports to surgeon who will be back on Monday. They both feel the surgery is not necessary at this time. I do have the Echo and TEE reports. Three pages, echo measurements all with in normal...

I am not sure I can clear this up or not. CT results showed no coronary artery disease and thickening of aortic valve. Had sed rate and C-reactive protein test to rule out inflamation. In 2008 when i was first diagnosed had blood cultures etc. No infection. The cardiac interventionist who read...

I have not canceled anything as of yet. Still trying to determine if i should do it now rather than later. I only have two more pre-op tests and dont know if I want to go through this waiting game again. Also they are saying if It can be delayed could go for tissue valve if I am fortunate enough...

I'll try to be brief, but very confused. As I mentioned before have had alot of doctors reviewing my case. Went to specialist at Loma Linda University Medical Center (for those of you not familiar, they are well known in so cal for their heart institute) today for TEE. The doctor himself did an...

They know i am smoking, they said they do it on all pts. before surgery smoking or not. I knew i couldn't quit prior to surgery. My last day of smoking will be Aug. 11th at 5:30 am.

Lyn, I was unable to have cardiac cath due to the vegitation had CT instead. No coronary artery disease seen, however based on that scan the doctor ordered the TEE to take a closer look at the valve from my understanding. They also did sed rate and c-reactive protien to ensure no active...

So yesterday was my last day of work and I can't help but felling nervous all the time. Today I have CXR and EKG, tomorrow TEE (based on my CT they decided to do TEE havn't had one in over a year) Thursday routine blood work, Friday dentist, Monday PFT and ABG's, not looking forward to ABG's...

Thats what i was thinking. I will pre medicated just to be sure. I have been to the dentist 4 times in seven days and had to pre medicate for deep cleaning and root canal, so whats one more time gonna hurt. Glad to be done with the teeth. One less thing to worry about.

Had a root canal yesterday, all dental work completed except permanent crown. Do I need to pre medicate to have temporary switched out for permanent?

After my hysterctomy I hadn't gone for 11 days. What worked for me almost instantaneously after everything else failed was hot (very warm) prune juice.

Thanks Greg, on a lighter note my husband said if he could have the surgery for me he would. I think I'll call the surgeon tomorrow with the new plan. lol

:(Had my CT on friday, cardiologist called on monday said coronary arteries all clear, no bypass needed. Then she said that it showed some thickening of the aortic valve and ordered a sed rate and c-reactive protien test to look for indication of inflammation. She said when she gets those...

Started thinking about the type of clothing you can tolerate when you get home. I would imagine putting a shirt over you you head would be very difficult, not to mention painful. Did you find button-ups more comfortable and easier to manage? And for the ladies is it painful to wear a bra? Should...

Thanks for all the great advice. I am very confident and comfortable with my decision. Now lets see, What elese can I stress about. This waiting room phase is a killer. Best wishes on your surgery danlo5o, I'm sure you'll do great.

So I have decided to go with mechanical. As far as re-op one never knows, but this decisions lowers those odds. Coumadin should not be a problem either as I am a geriactric nurse and about 1/3 of our patients are on ACT without incidence. Even had a few elderly patients take a tumble or two...

My surgeon and cardiologist both recommend a mechanical valve for me. The brand he prefers is carbomedics. To me its not the brand so much as tissue vs mechanical. I am 48 yrs old and have been reading everything I can about valve selection. It seems the two main issues are the prospect of...

Ok so I got my date yesterday of August 11th and I've had a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach ever since. Going for my CT scan tomorrow, finishing up dental next week, then all other pre-op the following week, except ABG's and PFT 48 hours prior to surgery. Couldn't find too many posts on...

She is the only cardiologist in my medical grp, but I am talking with my primary and my insurance co. to see what options I may have. She has been like this from diagnosis 1 1/2 yrs ago. My husband has never liked her and i should have trusted his intuition. Off to the dentist will check in...