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Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: July 5, 2013

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Ernie Keen added photos to a journal post
1 year ago (December 13, 2024)
Nothing special to report. LIFE just passing GROG by. Good luck to everybody going through surgery or recovering from it.
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Ernie Keen uploaded a photo
1 year ago (December 13, 2024)
Still alive. "Toro", the bovine aortic heart valve is STRONG LIKE BULL and is now 11 years old. Aortic aneurism hasn't gotten any worse, so still monitoring that. Getting old. 61 now. Mom's in assisted living facility on hospice. She's 89 now. Weather will be in the 70s here in... Read more.
Ernie Keen uploaded a photo
2 years ago (September 20, 2023)
I just turned 60, so it's my 10 year anniversary of aortic valve replacement--my RE-Birthday. Here's a current photo, I had a little bit of plastic surgery and hair transplant, but it's so minimal, nobody notices the difference.

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