Celebrated the first birthday of my bovine valve yesterday!

[Dale 1]

I happily spent yesterday celebrating my one year anniversary of surgery -- a Bentall procedure in which my aortic valve was replaced, as well as my aortic root and ascending aorta. The first few months post-surgery were rough, but I'm now feeling really great, and working out and losing weight. On my last cardio visit, he pronounced me "normal." I told him I'd always wondered what that felt like. Now I guess I know!

 

[Duffey]

Happy valversary, Dale, from a fellow moo-er! May you celebrate many, many more.:smile2:

 

[nngbwh]

I am not a oink oink zoo pals but i want to wish you a Happy One !.

 

[Mentu]

Hi, Dale, or should I say Moooo! I'm about 6 weeks ahead of you with my own CE Magna BP valve. It is a little strange, also, to listen to it and just hear thump thump instead of thump whoosh. Congrats.

Larry

 

[Kathy McCain]

Hi Dale,

Congratulations, that is just terrific! Good to hear you have fully recovered and are getting on with the business of life!

Take care

 

[buncle]

Great news-enjoy your new life!

 

[Cooker]

Happy # 1 ... wishing you many, many more....:thumbup:

 

[ski girl]

Congrats! Did you eat steak to celebrate? My cow valve is 4 weeks old tomorrow and I will celebrate with steak . . . morbid?

 

[neil]

from a piggy to a mo cow............happy days

 

[Marguerite53]

That's a great post!!! Congrats on how well you are feeling now. Fantastic!

Happy First Valversary!

Marguerite

 

[mainframe]

Congradulations on your 1 year anniversary. When I had my bovine vallve, my wife and I would waive to all the relatives of mine out in the field when we drove by a herd. Kind of silly though I don't feel the same these days when driving by the junk yard.

 

[Dale 1]

Thanks to everyone for these great comments! I appreciate it. And I do eat steak now, although it felt a little weird at first -- the idea of eating a relative didn't appeal to me. I don't eat much meat, though -- I'll bet you all know why! Wanna keep that heart healthy!

My mom sent me a birthday card with cows all over it. She was afraid I might be offended, but I loved it!

 

[ski girl]

One of my best friends gave me a stuffed cow four days after my op!! I expect many more cow-themed things to appear . . .

I appreciate cows a lot now, not only is one keeping me alive, but they are also delicious. Heheheh.