45 years

[dick0236]

Today is the 45th anniversary of my surgery....Aug. 16,1967. Who'd a thunk it!!

 

[Mentu]

Dick, when I joined VR four years ago as things ramped up to surgery, reading your posts relieved a lot of anxiety and gave me a lot of reassurance that things were going to be ok. Thank you for continue to share your experiences with us.

Larry

 

[Greg a]

Happy 45th Valversary ....you are a calming influence to VR.org

 

[Adrienne]

Congratulations Dick!

 

[Bina]

Dick, you are definitely a rock star in the world of VR surgery. Congrats !!

 

[DebbyA]

Congratulations! I think your valve is older than a lot of our members, and that's a great comfort!

 

[camgough]

Amazing Dick, you are a true inspiration to so many people! Is your surgeon still alive?

 

[Duffey]

You should be the poster child for valve replacement. :thumbup:You are a reassuring presence to the rest of us, even those of us not sporting a mechanical valve.
Long may your ticker, tick!:smile2::smile2::smile2:

 

[neil]

congrats dick

 

[dick0236]

Amazing Dick, Is your surgeon still alive?

Not sure about Dr. Danielson but Dr. Wood is (as far as I know). Dr. Wood was a resident surgeon at UofK hospital and was my primary surgeon under Dr. Danelson's guidance. Dr Wood went on to become Chief of Staff at Baylor Univ. hospital in Texas. I spoke to him via telephone about three years ago and we had a nice thirty minute chat. I asked him if he still did valve surgery and he said "no"....he had graduated to the difficult surgeries, ie heart replacement and heart/lung replacement. He left the simpler valve surgeries to the "newer docs". Incidently, he was not surprised that I was still around as much as he was surprised that I still had the original valve. We both agreed that it was like the old Timex Watch commercial....."It has taken a lickin', and keeps on tickin".

 

[ottagal]

A big congrats to you, Dick! You truly are an inspiration for all of us.
I hope you did something special to celebrate!

 

[Bill B]

A remarkable achievement. :thumbup:

 

[camgough]

Wow. You are a remarkable man who had a remarkable surgeon! Congrats again!

 

[epstns]

Dick,
As the others have said, you have been an incredible inspiration to so many of us for a long time. Thanks for all that you do, and may you have many more anniversaries of the day to celebrate with us.

 

[njean]

Sending a BIG hug and saying congratulations to you, my friend! Wow....45 years and counting! Live, enjoy, give thanks for every single day!

Here's to many more years! Salud!

 

[jhusker2]

Dick,

Congrats! You have been a huge inspiration to all who view this forum. BTW, I am also from Louisville, so it's nice to see a native doing so well!

Jason

 

[Fundy]

Congratualions. 45 years is definitely an amazing milestone.

 

[nngbwh]

Happy 45 !!!

 

[Allisoninoz]

And may you have another 45 years ... Congrats!

 

[OldManEmu]

Well done Dick.
You certainly are an inspiration.
You probably don't own to many other devices like your valve that are 45 years old and still going strong!!!