Kent,
Thanks for sharing and I\'m so glad to hear your are your new valve and pacer are humming along and especially that Terri is in full remission and on ...Read more
Kent,
Thanks for sharing and I\'m so glad to hear your are your new valve and pacer are humming along and especially that Terri is in full remission and on her way to cured! Happy new year!
Don
Kent,
It is great to hear the positive news and words of encouragement from a heart valver who has passed the one year mile marker. My thoughts and prayers ...Read more
Kent,
It is great to hear the positive news and words of encouragement from a heart valver who has passed the one year mile marker. My thoughts and prayers will be with your wife and you as you face this challenge.
- Jim Smith (valve repair 3-13-2012)
Six more weeks until it\'s my one year mark! I\'ll contact you as to where we all are going to meet. It will be fun to see others and share stories.
Sheila ...Read more
Six more weeks until it\'s my one year mark! I\'ll contact you as to where we all are going to meet. It will be fun to see others and share stories.
Sheila Garrison
Hi Kent,
I\'ve been in touch with several of our HVJ friends about getting together during the summer for a celebration of last summer\'s surgery. You mentioned ...Read more
Hi Kent,
I\'ve been in touch with several of our HVJ friends about getting together during the summer for a celebration of last summer\'s surgery. You mentioned you were interested also. Right now, I\'m trying to narrow a date and place. So far, it seems late July and August are the popular dates. What is best for you? Are you open to a place in middle to southern California? How about in Georgia (Christy\'s state).
May I have your email address so that I can include you in the emails I send to others HVJ friends? Thanks.
I hope your New Year is going great.
Sheila Garrison
Sheilagarrison10@yahoo.com
Hi Kent,
I\'m just stopping in to wish you and your wife a Merry Christmas. What a blessed year we all had!! May God continue to bless you in all that you ...Read more
Hi Kent,
I\'m just stopping in to wish you and your wife a Merry Christmas. What a blessed year we all had!! May God continue to bless you in all that you do.
Sheila Garrison - Apple Valley, CA
Kent Kersey Hey Sheila!
Great to hear from you. I'm glad you're feeling good. This has truly been an amazing year ... Read more
Kent Kersey Hey Sheila!
Great to hear from you. I'm glad you're feeling good. This has truly been an amazing year.
Do you have big plans for Christmas? I guess we've both received pretty great gifts this year.
Hi Kent,
I\'ve read your journal entries. I\'m trying to get a good perspective on what lies ahead for me.
I\'m impressed that you kept your sense of humor ...Read more
Hi Kent,
I\'ve read your journal entries. I\'m trying to get a good perspective on what lies ahead for me.
I\'m impressed that you kept your sense of humor during all of this. I only hope that I can do as well.
I\'m grateful that your recovery is going well. God bless.
Jan in Statesville
Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like you\'re doing well! I have been horrible about writing on HVJ! :( Furthermore, I need to exercise!!!!!! I need you all on ...Read more
Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like you\'re doing well! I have been horrible about writing on HVJ! :( Furthermore, I need to exercise!!!!!! I need you all on my case about it!!!!!!!!!!!
AND, we all HAVE to get together next summer, for a Celebration of the Heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christy Naughton
Hi Kent, this is Sara Sayle. I\'m glad to hear you\'re doing so much at 10 weeks!!! Do you have any pictures of your scar now that you\'re at the 10 week ...Read more
Hi Kent, this is Sara Sayle. I\'m glad to hear you\'re doing so much at 10 weeks!!! Do you have any pictures of your scar now that you\'re at the 10 week point? I can\'t even see Barbara Walter scar!! I don\'t think mine will look like hers haha.
Hopefully you\'re getting a restful day in Salem. It\'s raining like crazy over in Vancouver area so no lawn mowing on this end! :-D
Kent
Thanks for writing. Yes the valve decision was something I struggled with. I don\'t really like either of the options, mechanical or tissue. Not really ...Read more
Kent
Thanks for writing. Yes the valve decision was something I struggled with. I don\'t really like either of the options, mechanical or tissue. Not really a third to consider though. My surgeon, Dr Edward Woods at Geisinger Hospital in Danville, PA, thought that considering my career as a land surveyor who spends long days hiking in remote areas with no one else around, there was a significant risk being on Coumadin. That was the argument that won the day. Only time wil tell.
Take care of yourself and I will post updates in my journal as I go along.
Tim Lockard
Dear Kent:
Thanks for posting to me. I\'m still trying to learn how to work this blog. But not nearly as intimidating as this heart valve adventure.
Al Kildow ...Read more
Dear Kent:
Thanks for posting to me. I\'m still trying to learn how to work this blog. But not nearly as intimidating as this heart valve adventure.
Al Kildow
Good morning, Kent
Here is my email address to contact me directly in regards to the one year celebrate of our heart valve surgery. I\'ve received a lot of ...Read more
Good morning, Kent
Here is my email address to contact me directly in regards to the one year celebrate of our heart valve surgery. I\'ve received a lot of interest from other HVJ folks.
Sheilagarrison10@yahoo.com
I hope all is well with you and your family.
Sheila Garrison
Kent,
I like your work out plan. I am now up to running 2 miles straight. I will be adding on to this a little at a time with the goal of running for an hour, ...Read more
Kent,
I like your work out plan. I am now up to running 2 miles straight. I will be adding on to this a little at a time with the goal of running for an hour, or a little over five miles. I would like to start participating in 5K runs this fall.
As for work, I am an IT consultant and travel the world for my clients. So far this year I\'ve been to Paris, Granada (Spain) and a few cities in the US. Going to China in November. Feel free to contact me directly at david.fanson@gmail.com.
David Fanson
Hi Kent, the answer is no, not yet. I just discovered this blog yesterday, but I\'m so happy and relief that it exist. If I start my journal, I will let you ...Read more
Hi Kent, the answer is no, not yet. I just discovered this blog yesterday, but I\'m so happy and relief that it exist. If I start my journal, I will let you know, I\'m not there yet... In the meantime Iwill continue to read your\'s, thanks!
Kent, Since I am taking Beta Blockers I was told my heart rate was being governed and that monitoring it doesn\'t tell me much. I am working our too and check ...Read more
Kent, Since I am taking Beta Blockers I was told my heart rate was being governed and that monitoring it doesn\'t tell me much. I am working our too and check my heart rate from time to time and notice that it is in the 120\'s too. I feel good and I think that is the best gauge. Not much help, I know, but thought I would chime in.
David Fanson
I was taken off the beta-blockers shortly after surgery because my blood pressure was way too low. I just got back CEO the gym and did almost 2.5 miles at about 3.8 mph and stayed between 125-130 range. I'm just gonna' keep up the same routine forma a while and see what happens.
I always wanted to ask-- what do you do for a living? It looks like you travel to some interesting places.
Dear Kent,
I just red with pleasure most of your journal and I\'m happy that everything went well (and fast too). I especially enjoy your sense of humor and ...Read more
Dear Kent,
I just red with pleasure most of your journal and I\'m happy that everything went well (and fast too). I especially enjoy your sense of humor and observation, more particularly at your June 23 and July 6 entries. The part about your brother Kevin moved me a lot.
Your journal gives me hope about what is still ahead of me (finding a surgeon for a mitral repair). I hope that I will go through as you did.
Thanks, Christine
Kent Kersey Hi Christine.
I'm glad you found this site. It's been a huge benefit for me and my wife. Have you st ... Read more
Kent Kersey Hi Christine.
I'm glad you found this site. It's been a huge benefit for me and my wife. Have you started a journal yet? I'd love to follow your progress.
Hi Kent,
Wanted to let you know that the mystery DVB wrote in my guestbook about who he is.
I hope you are enjoying the last part of the summer. Christy & ...Read more
Hi Kent,
Wanted to let you know that the mystery DVB wrote in my guestbook about who he is.
I hope you are enjoying the last part of the summer. Christy & I want to put it out there about having next summer a gathering of those of us that had the heart surgery this summer. What do you think?
Sheila Garrison
Yeah, I saw DVB's response. Still a bit cryptic . . .
Things are going well. I've been to the gym twice now. My heart rate is still a bit too high at times, so I'm not pushing it too hard yet.
I'm back at work. I'm a university prof, so just a lot of meetings and class prep now; classes start Aug 31, so I have a bit of time yet.
It would be great to have a class reunion for the cardo class of Summer '11. Maybe we could find a 5K or half-marathon to run together! You're in California, right? Terri and I make it down that way every once in a while. We have family in Bay/Sacramento area that we could visit while we're down there. That could be a long way for Christy.
I\'m so in love with this site, because I get to see people with great success stories! I\'m so happy that you\'re doing well! You\'re looking great on the ...Read more
I\'m so in love with this site, because I get to see people with great success stories! I\'m so happy that you\'re doing well! You\'re looking great on the photos! Do keep it up! All the best and here\'s to a speedy recovery! Rachel xx
Glad to see you are feeling great Kent. And glad to see you have become a post op counselor to new patients. It\'s great to be alive, isn\'t it?
David Fanson ...Read more
Glad to see you are feeling great Kent. And glad to see you have become a post op counselor to new patients. It\'s great to be alive, isn\'t it?
David Fanson
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