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Geoff Curtis

34 days ago

Manuel Fernandez, Valerie Allen, Kimberly Eisenhut and 2 others reacted to this

One year anniversary of OHS/SAVR at Cleveland Clinic & Dr Roselli.
Keep it up heart warriors.

Richard Munson

Chris Germano Great news Geoff! I'm getting a new Aorta with Dr Roselli 10/27. Did you have a mini-VAR or full SVAR ... Read more

Chris Germano Great news Geoff! I'm getting a new Aorta with Dr Roselli 10/27. Did you have a mini-VAR or full SVAR?

Geoff Curtis Chris... SVAR, mini-sternotomy

Chris Germano Cool. Thanks. One more question, if you don't mind, which valve did you get, make and model?

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Chris Germano Cool. Thanks. One more question, if you don't mind, which valve did you get, make and model?

Thanks in advance

Geoff Curtis It was a bovine Edwards Inspiris, 27mm.

Good luck! You'll do great!

Chris Germano Thanks, Geoff. Here's hoping you have 20 or more years of a wonderful heart!

Rose Madura Happy Anniversary.

Pamela Gregory Looking great! Happy Anniversary. What a nice feeling after a year

Geoff Curtis

85 days ago

Pamela Gregory, Lisa C, Melissa Baker reacted to this

In honor of my valve replacement OHS, I got this tattoo yesterday. It's a heart being sewn up & fixed with my new heartbeat

Corey Potter That is awesome! Glad you're doing well.

Richard Munson I love this. I want one bad but now on blood thinner and they won’t do it. Plus 83, thin skin. I go ... Read more

Richard Munson I love this. I want one bad but now on blood thinner and they won’t do it. Plus 83, thin skin. I got one with the oldsmobile logo at 78 but it bled a lot and is a little fuzzy. Yours looks crisp.i would say what my lovely wife said when i showed her but its not fit for print. Suffice to say, she trashed me.

J Alexander Lassally Fantastic. Tell me the psychology of the experience for you - the pain of it versus expectation. Did ... Read more

J Alexander Lassally Fantastic. Tell me the psychology of the experience for you - the pain of it versus expectation. Did you feel a victory when complete. The pleasure / pain part sort of a controlled labor of love post surgery. In a way, for me, it is like a "F-you" to the pain of the surgery and horror of the original experience ! I like the rhythm on the side !

Ana Brusso Nancy was right. 😂

Rose Madura I'm not a tattoo person but it's a great one! 👍

Trygve Harris That is super cool. And nicely done. Inspiring even

Geoff Curtis Thanks, it's more of a badge of honor for my experience. (& Yes, this is a sensitive area for su ... Read more

Geoff Curtis Thanks, it's more of a badge of honor for my experience. (& Yes, this is a sensitive area for such a needle)

Kate Watson That's very cool. I've always wanted to get on, but it wasn't recommended with blood thinners.

Geoff Curtis

219 days ago

Andrew Dial, Daisy Tanner reacted to this

It's been a while since I checked in, but this coming Tuesday marks my 6 month anniversary of OHS (bicuspid aortic valve replacement) from The Cleveland Clinic ...Read more

It's been a while since I checked in, but this coming Tuesday marks my 6 month anniversary of OHS (bicuspid aortic valve replacement) from The Cleveland Clinic & Dr Roselli.

All of my pre-op symptoms are gone and my scar continues to heal up nicely. I'm still working on my drain tube scar (I call it my extra bellybutton BBOTN - Belly button of the north). I do feel some pulling and stretching and some.pain through my upper chest & rib area when I get into certain positions or try to move in a certain way, but that's pretty much all the bad stuff. I do get some ocular migraines still, but they're getting less frequent.

After cardiac rehab, I stopped exercising for a bit, life & work got busy, but hoping to ramp it up a bit now that the weather is starting to break.

Hope all you heart warriors are doing well & if you're just going through it, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

J Alexander Lassally Thank you for sharing - the upper chest sensations are shared by me - just this evening I was feeling ... Read more

J Alexander Lassally Thank you for sharing - the upper chest sensations are shared by me - just this evening I was feeling it, too.... We're forever changed by this experience !

Robert Miller That "scar" looks really good and looks very short. You won't be able to brag about your OHS showing... Read more

Robert Miller That "scar" looks really good and looks very short. You won't be able to brag about your OHS showing your chest...

I still have some spasms here and there 2 years after OHS. I suspect it will never go away but at least in my case it's not a big deal as it's somewhat minor and goes away after a few hours or max a day or so.

Richard Munson Thats a better looking scar than my minimally invasive. Did you use vanishing cream ? I got a spasm t ... Read more

Richard Munson Thats a better looking scar than my minimally invasive. Did you use vanishing cream ? I got a spasm the other day after 4 years but i unpluged the toaster with my hands wet so it could be that.

Geoff Curtis I haven't used any creams, that healing has all been on its own.

Richard Munson Wow, you are a healer. Its almost gone. You must eat healthy. My brother in laws scar from 10 years a ... Read more

Richard Munson Wow, you are a healer. Its almost gone. You must eat healthy. My brother in laws scar from 10 years ago looks like he fought a saber toothed tiger. And lost.

Rita Savelis Some people naturally scar well. Chest hair can help. Cogratulations Geoff!

Grace Mason Scar looks great Geoff!
Richard, you are cracking me up today.

Valerie Allen Wow, I’m almost a year after surgery and it still has some redness. It is slowly improving. It does ... Read more

Valerie Allen Wow, I’m almost a year after surgery and it still has some redness. It is slowly improving. It doesn’t bother me, though.

Kimberly Eisenhut Wow, looks great!

Deena Z What Scar?!!!

Pamela Gregory Looks amazing! I had Dr. Roselli too. Honestly, I didn't care about the scar just wanted to be alive... Read more

Pamela Gregory Looks amazing! I had Dr. Roselli too. Honestly, I didn't care about the scar just wanted to be alive but one perk was the very small scar

Geoff Curtis We are all very fortunate! This surgery has improved leaps and bounds. I don't care about the scar ... Read more

Geoff Curtis We are all very fortunate! This surgery has improved leaps and bounds. I don't care about the scar either & glad I get to be on the other side of this...have a great day & Easter!

Geoff Curtis

394 days ago

Grace Mason , Max Jam, Pamela Gregory and 2 others reacted to this

Mini sternotomy ✔️ 10/15
Replaced Aortic bicuspid valve
Released from hospital 10/19

First 36 hours were very hard and I feel like I barely ...Read more

Mini sternotomy ✔️ 10/15
Replaced Aortic bicuspid valve
Released from hospital 10/19

First 36 hours were very hard and I feel like I barely made it out, but after that, it all got better.

Don't give up, it'll get better!

Grace Mason Cheers to feeling better each week in recovery. Glad to hear you are now recovering at home, Geoff. � ... Read more

Grace Mason Cheers to feeling better each week in recovery. Glad to hear you are now recovering at home, Geoff. ❤️‍🩹

Max Jam 🙏

J Alexander Lassally Yep - those first 24-36 are quite an experience to behold - gotta walk in the those shoes to know wha ... Read more

J Alexander Lassally Yep - those first 24-36 are quite an experience to behold - gotta walk in the those shoes to know what it is like !

Dan Fouratt Recovery is fun, welcome to it

Valerie Allen Congratulations!!

Geoff Curtis

946 days ago

Richard Munson You look very healthy. The best doctors take the longest like car mechanics. Be patient but firm. You ... Read more

Richard Munson You look very healthy. The best doctors take the longest like car mechanics. Be patient but firm. You’re in charge. Never forget that.

Geoff Curtis I feel very healthy, but my heart valve is is telling my cardiologist a different story

Richard Munson One tip i found is that at my doctors office after they do my annual echo i can read everything they ... Read more

Richard Munson One tip i found is that at my doctors office after they do my annual echo i can read everything they found on my patient portal. I can then look at it as well as the last one i had to make my own comparisons. After my mitral valve surgery i started paying closer attention and noticed that i had an aortic aneurism that was admittedly only 4.1 cm. When i asked about it, they said yes, but its no where near the dangerous stage, plus you are 6-5 which makes it less critical. I actually said, do you think maybe i might have wanted to know. Some folks want to know very little, i want to know everything. I said at one point to my cardiologist who is great by the way that he must hate to see me coming with my list of questions. He surprised me and said he prefers it.

Rose Madura I agree (once again) with Richard. You are in the driver's seat here. But if you can wait, I'd say... Read more

Rose Madura I agree (once again) with Richard. You are in the driver's seat here. But if you can wait, I'd say waiting for the CC (abbreviation. For Cleveland Clinic Richard

) is worth it. God bless you on this journey. We are here for you.

Richard Munson And here i thought that was canadian club. Go figure.

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