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105 days ago

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Grace Mason posted a note for Thomas that says:

Thomas,
Hope you are doing well and your leukemia is in remission.
Thank you for sharing your story.

Thomas Brusstar That’s kind of you, Grace. This brand of leukemia starts slow, meaning an unsatisfying period of � ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar That’s kind of you, Grace. This brand of leukemia starts slow, meaning an unsatisfying period of “watch and wait” — meaning doing nothing at all while letting it take its course, because treatment is worse. Inventive genetic therapies in development might someday make it fixable, but not yet.

Grace Mason That is unsatisfying. I had no idea they may not treat CLL when diagnosed. I hope and pray that your ... Read more

Grace Mason That is unsatisfying. I had no idea they may not treat CLL when diagnosed. I hope and pray that yours does not progress(or barely progresses)and they find a cure or better treatments soon.

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280 days ago

steve wigmore posted a note for Thomas that says:

Hi Thomas. Thanks for your note on my Guestbook. I also have ruptured chordae leading to my posterior leaflet flapping around like a good 'un.

Thomas Brusstar Sometimes they put artificial chordae in. For me, the broken chordae were attached to the leaflet tha ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar Sometimes they put artificial chordae in. For me, the broken chordae were attached to the leaflet that they were going to chop out anyhow, so I didn’t need fake ones.

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294 days ago

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Susan Lynn posted a note for Thomas that says:

Thomas - I've been thinking about you and hoping you're doing well. Sending healing prayers your way.

Thomas Brusstar Thank you! We've had a good active summer, now coming to an end. I'll start a round of visits late ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar Thank you! We've had a good active summer, now coming to an end. I'll start a round of visits later this week with my annual cardiologist visit. I'll see what he says about slight pulmonary hypertension measured at my last echo in June. That was new, so I don't know where that has come from. I do appreciate your kind thoughts.

Susan Lynn Best of luck with your upcoming appointments! Stay positive, Thomas!

Thomas Brusstar My cardiologist says it’s all fine. He says the RV is not well understood, and oddly it’s the on ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar My cardiologist says it’s all fine. He says the RV is not well understood, and oddly it’s the only one of the chambers for which sizing is not scaled to body size (or the rest of the heart). He said in proper context my RV isn’t enlarged (contrary to the narrative generated after my last echo), and read properly my echo shows my pulmonary pressure ok also. The echo tech got a little generous in tracing the curves. I had a chest CT for other reasons recently, which showed atelactesis or little collapse/ scar things; but he said everybody has those. Those aren’t stressing my heart, in any event.

Susan Lynn Good news, Thomas. I was also told on one of my echos that I had ventricular enlargement, but ... Read more

Susan Lynn Good news, Thomas. I was also told on one of my echos that I had ventricular enlargement, but my cardiologist said it was normal. I had no idea that the tech could influence that outcome. Wishing you continued good health!

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812 days ago

Deena Elani posted a note for Thomas that says:

Thanks for the good news story regarding your short moment of nausea, the probable cause, and thereafter lack of it. Gives me hope!

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1241 days ago

Skipper Kagamaster posted a note for Thomas that says:

Hey, Thomas! Thanks for posting in such great detail; it's a real help to those of us new to the process. I hope and pray that your recovery continues to be ...Read more

Hey, Thomas! Thanks for posting in such great detail; it's a real help to those of us new to the process. I hope and pray that your recovery continues to be stellar.

Thomas Brusstar Let me know if you want to know more! It has become a part of my identity, in a way. I don't mind t ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar Let me know if you want to know more! It has become a part of my identity, in a way. I don't mind talking about it, and if I can help anybody else through it, that's awesome.

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1348 days ago

Terry Hudson posted a note for Thomas that says:

Hi Thomas, I had mitral valve repair over 5 years ago. Wanted to comment on your visual disturbances/aura that happens after exercise. I had this and never ...Read more

Hi Thomas, I had mitral valve repair over 5 years ago. Wanted to comment on your visual disturbances/aura that happens after exercise. I had this and never thought to tie it to the surgery. Asked my Opthamologist, she had no idea. But I figured it out and they’ve gone away. For me, the solution was drinking electrolytes before and after exercise. They almost magically were eliminated. After reading your post, I experimented and tried exercised without taking them: the aura came back. For me, it’s a simple imbalance. I don’t take Gatorade or Powerade, although they work fine. I ordered something called “Hi-Lyte” from Amazon and just add drops to my water bottle. Hope this solution works for you.

Thomas Brusstar Interesting! I definitely don’t hydrate with electrolytes. I’ll try it starting now. Thanks!

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1634 days ago

Barbara Blackwell posted a note for Thomas that says:

Tom, thanks for the "Happy" Christmas wishes! Yes, it's what they say here and actually it's kind of a nice change for me! Your words and encouragement are ...Read more

Tom, thanks for the "Happy" Christmas wishes! Yes, it's what they say here and actually it's kind of a nice change for me! Your words and encouragement are sincerely appreciated and I'm glad to hear that you are doing well! I'll try to keep all of you posted as best I can, and if I don't "talk" with you before my op again, Happy Christmas to you and yours!! All the best and enjoy this wonderful time of year. ❤️

Bonnie Stone-Hope Happy Christmas to you too!
Best wishes and prayers for a successful surgery and looking forward to h ... Read more

Bonnie Stone-Hope Happy Christmas to you too!
Best wishes and prayers for a successful surgery and looking forward to hearing from you soon.🦋

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1783 days ago

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Louanna Miller posted a note for Thomas that says:

Thinking about you this evening, Thomas. I prayed for you this morning as I knew you were scheduled for surgery today. I hope it went exceptionally well and ...Read more

Thinking about you this evening, Thomas. I prayed for you this morning as I knew you were scheduled for surgery today. I hope it went exceptionally well and that you are resting well. I'll be interested in hearing about your surgical experience. Take are of you.