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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: November 17, 2021

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4 years ago (December 31, 2021)
Hi Esther, Was thrilled to get your message . I am so pleased you are doing so well. Thank you so much for your well wishes. It was comforting to know you had great care. I am still having surgery on January 5th but it is with Dr Hodges since... Read more.
Unfortunately I am not on Facebook but my email address is: royalton17@aol.com. Feel free to email me anytime. I would love to hear from you.
4 years ago (December 4, 2021)
Just wanted to wish you good luck on your surgery. You will be in our thoughts and I am sure you I'll do fine. You are in good hands. Hope you are enjoying your stay in Cleveland.
Thank you, Lauren, for thinking of me. It is very cold here in Cleveland; it is a significant change from South Florida. I have my Covid test tomorrow at 8 am; then, I was told to report at 5 am on Monday. I will be happy to get this behind... Read more.
Esther, I've been thinking of you, too. Glad things have gone well so far. You'll have the very best care and be recovering back in sunny Florida soon! All positive thoughts coming your way.
Good morning! thank you for all your kind words. Heading out shortly for my covid test.
Esther: Good luck tomorrow! Let us know how it goes. We will be rooting for you. Don't forget to ask for hot blankets.
george, how long was your wife aloud to stay with you before you were wheeled into the operating room? Also, my check in time is also 5 am. How long was it before they got things going with you in the pre-op
We also showed up at 5 AM but we sat in the waiting room for some time. I think my wife was probably with me for about 15-20 minutes after I was prepped for surgery. I would guess I was in the pre-op staging area for about 1/2 hour or... Read more.
I woke at 4 am thinking about you and that your wait is over. By now you should be well into it and I'll be looking forward to hearing from you this week! See you back in sunny south FL soon. BTW, it's not so sunny today!
Hi Esther. I hope you are doing well with your recovery. We are all anxiously waiting to hear from you.
Continuing to think of you this week, Esther. Hope you're doing well and improving each day!

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