What an awesome report! And a praise report for sure!! Can't believe your incredible energy; how wonderful! I guess it would be totally inappropriate for this ...Read more
What an awesome report! And a praise report for sure!! Can't believe your incredible energy; how wonderful! I guess it would be totally inappropriate for this aunt and uncle to tell you to "take it easy"! :) Thanks for sharing. We love you. God bless. A. Gail and U. Art
Hello, Keith - I can't believe I am on the other side of OHS. No more anxious waiting! Based on your journal, you are now about 4 months post-op. I am 11 ...Read more
Hello, Keith - I can't believe I am on the other side of OHS. No more anxious waiting! Based on your journal, you are now about 4 months post-op. I am 11 days out from surgery and doing quite well (see my journal for today). The On-X is noted only when my heart rate is up after some activity or (crazy enough!) when on the toilet doing business. It doesn't wake me up at night. I suppose I will see if things change in time. All the best to you :)
Keith Heflin Melissa,
Great to hear from you and glad you are doing well. Yes, it definitely is a good feeling to ... Read more
Keith Heflin Melissa,
Great to hear from you and glad you are doing well. Yes, it definitely is a good feeling to have the surgery behind you! I continue to do very well. Slowly working back to the condition I was in pre-op and hopefully surpass it. I had my first post op echo a week ago. All was well. Everything seemed to be within the nominal range for my valve.
Take care!
Hi, Keith, you are looking great. Glad to see your pix and read the post. When you mentioned that the surgeon de-calcified your heart I wondered if it is ...Read more
Hi, Keith, you are looking great. Glad to see your pix and read the post. When you mentioned that the surgeon de-calcified your heart I wondered if it is the myocardium (outer surface) or inside the chambers? I thought calcium was inside our arteries. No wonder you're skipping beats. Thankful you had best of care and know what's good for you to stay on the road to wellness. Our family (Marty, me, Rod all have a.fib and take Coumadin (except Rod...Pradaxia). We compare notes. I am considering ablation this year. We will see. Keep up the good recovery efforts and hi to your family. Love, Uncle Rod and Aunt Connie
Keith Heflin Connie, I think we're talking about inside the chamber. Here is a quote from the surgery report. "Th ... Read more
Keith Heflin Connie, I think we're talking about inside the chamber. Here is a quote from the surgery report. "The area that was most heavily calcified was the area of the membranous septum,where we had to take special care to avoid injury to the conduction bundle."
Keith, praise the Lord and your medical team for bringing you through this milestone in your life. You looked great in the picture Marty forwarded, except ...Read more
Keith, praise the Lord and your medical team for bringing you through this milestone in your life. You looked great in the picture Marty forwarded, except we couldn't tell for sure who we were looking at...LJ Keith came to mind. We are praying for you and Deb. Know there will be work ahead but you sure seem fit