Just received "The Best Gift"

[LUVMyBirman]

Of Life!

March 04 will be the fifth anniversary of my MVR. Just had an echo last week. Cardios nurse called this morning.

Valve functioning normally. My EF is up.
All the exercising must be paying off. What a relief!

Wishing one and all a very healthy happy holiday and blessed New Year!

Keep the faith.

 

[RickKiem]

What great news! Wow, 5 years.... I can't wait to be in your shoes. And just in time for the New Year!!

I just have one question....Are you used to the clicking yet? LOL

All the best!

Rick

 

[Nancy]

Congratulations, Gina. That's terrific!

Merry Christmas.

 

[hensylee]

Congratulations, Gina. Live life good..........

 

[bvdr]

Gina, what wonderful news! I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!

 

[Karlynn]

Gina,
That is the most wonderful news!

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Karlynn

 

[Heather Fisher]

What great news!!! It truly is the best Christmas present you could have.. Keep it up and here's to another healthy year!

Heather

 

[Christina L]

Gina,

I had promised myself to stay off this board today and tomorrow, but just couldn't help myself - and saw your post!!

That is the most wonderful news. Such GREAT news! Nothing better to hear from the doctor than that!!

I am very happy for you and pray that you will hear the same news at your 10 year anniversary, your 15 year ann, and on and on.

Enjoy your holiday with your family - celebrate the season and its true meaning and celebrate your good health!

Christina L.

 

[fyrfytr]

Hey Gina,
Glad to hear everything is going so good for you! I hope you have many more years of Great reports! Now go out Celebrate.
Happy Holidays to you, Tracy and Kara
Take Care

Dave
_________________________________
Surgery: 4/21/03
Aortic Aneurysm Repair
AVR, with a St. Jude Mechanical

 

[carlapv]

Great news Gina!!!
I know you and your family must be ecstatic. You are right, what a wonderful gift. May God bless you with gifts like this each and every year!

Carla

 

[Jan]

Hi Gina

That is great news,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family

Love


Jan

 

[McCln]

Congrats

Congrats

Goes to show what exercise can do besides dieting. Make s the heart and lungs stronger. Keep up the good work. Take care.

Caroline
09-13-01
Aortic valvereplacement
St. Jude's valve

 

[tommy]

Gina,

Great news! Merry Christmas.

 

[LUVMyBirman]

Thank you very much for the well wishes. I wish you all the very same today and every day! Have a very happy holiday.

PS. Rick, the clicking is music to my ears

Honestly, it freaked me out in the early stages.

Real funny story in the hospital. My nurse told me she had a patient who was not informed of the post surgical "ticking". He kept looking around his bed and room for the click click. Somehow figured out it was himself.

Guess this could be the case. Read about it before surgery. Did not realy sink in until the first time I heard it.....in the bathroom of my hospital room. Guess the ticking and clicking was bouncing off the tile and or mirror. Find this to be the case when standing near a window to this day. Funny thing...when it sounds real crisp..I can tell my INR may be a bit too high!

 

[Lorraine]

Gina,

What AWESOME NEWS! That's one of the best Christmas presents you could receive. All that exercising did pay off! Congratulations and may you and your family have a blessed Christmas! See you soon!

 

[Nan]

Congratulations Gina!! Keep up the good work! Wonderful to hear a success story like yours!!

Have a wonderful and HEALTHY New Year.

 

[Marty]

Great Gina,

Great Gina,

Gina, you are my first E-mail heart buddy. I forget now where we met. It was just a few weeks after my own MVR. I remember waiting with bated breath for the outcome of your surgery and then you having a few bumps in the road post op. Alls well that ends well .Have just as good 2004!

 

[KimC]

Congratulations, Gina. You're such a light to this community! I'm so glad you're doing well.

Peace and Happy 2004!

 

[Johnny Stephens]

Thats the stuff

Thats the stuff

Congratulations Gina! May you receive many more similar phone calls in the future

 

[epstns]

Hey, Gina!

I just KNEW that our prayers would be answered. I'm so glad you're the recipient of the results -- you've earned every bit of it.

Keep up the good work on the exercise program and I'm sure you'll be doing even better in the future.

God Bless.

Say hi to Tracy and the kids, too.