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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

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5 years ago (October 4, 2020)

The great Salt-Free Seasoning Showdown. Lots of salt-free options out there for low sodium diets. Have you tried any of these or other brands? Which ones are your favorites?

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Rose Madura

I've found plain old pepper does the trick for me whenever I used to use salt. I do cook with lots of basil though.

Darrin Vohs

I would say which ever one you like the taste of is the best. I have the McCormick and Lawry's but, like Rose, I find that fresh ground pepper is what I mostly use.

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5 years ago (September 2, 2020)

Post op day 5 battle scars. They removed all of the gauze and tape so I could get a clear shot of all the incisions. There's one additional incision in my right groin that I won't post due to its sensitive location. Lol.

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Marie Myers

It is amazing what can be done through those tiny scars...

Susan Lynn

I'm still amazed at full robotic surgery! You won't even seen those marks in a few weeks. Just keep them out of the sun until they're faded.

Stephanie Arnold

oh man. lit better than the sawzall from hell

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5 years ago (August 29, 2020)

Here's a view of my hospital room. Got a corner room on the 5th floor. Room 518.

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Pat Bluemel

Same set up as my room was, pro tip - if you accidentally pull that nurse call controller out of the wall because the cord is wrapped around your bed as you recline, EVERY nurse on the floor is required to respond to it. I learned that the embarrassing and... Read more.

Kathy Blank

I think I was on 5th floor also! My room was big and love that ICU comes to you!!!

Jackie Lehman

So Happy to hear you made it too. You were 4 days after mine. You are a good story teller enjoy reading your posts.

Rose Madura

Seeing that phone reminds me of something my cardiologist said at the hospital after my 86 year old aunt tripped on the phone cord and nearly fell. He said, "This is 2017 and we do state of the art procedures and surgeries every day. Why do we still have phones... Read more.

Jared Takeshita

Yeah, there are so many cords and cables you're hooked up to. It's like a choreographed dance whenever you need to get up and walk or use the restroom. You have a turn in certain directions as to not get tangled up.

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