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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation

Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation

Member Since: August 26, 2017

Member Since: August 26, 2017

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8 years ago (January 15, 2018)

I would like to play this game with my surgeon before he gets his hands on me..also a great gift idea)

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Anonymous

8 years ago (January 17, 2018)

I like the Hillary version)))

Leslie Bakos uploaded a photo

8 years ago (November 2, 2017)

Me in 2012...When I was happy and healthier....with no idea I would be in the shape I am in today....I would pass out drinking a beer today....

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Michael Kohring

8 years ago (November 5, 2017)

Leslie, hope you are feeling yourself again and soon! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a healthier you! ( nice pic! Thanks for sharing!)

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8 years ago (September 28, 2017)

This an educational picture. This started as a small umbilical hernia. I think the abdomen wall is also herniated. My biggest regret in life was not fixing this 20 years ago....

Leslie Bakos

8 years ago (September 28, 2017)

I am having a bit of a crisis right now. I have a huge hernia...it could be over 12 cm. How much does the core take a beating after openheart. I also have lots back pain and I am hunched over all the time....and have lost a lot of muscle... Read more.

Tabo Nyambe

8 years ago (September 28, 2017)

Hello Leslie, don't panic. l had to go for surgery to remove 2 impacted molars and 2 premolars.1 year three months after aortic valve replacement. my inr became unstable but l came out aright. a prayer and positive mind helped in my case and the experienced doctors. all the best.

Steve Farthing

8 years ago (September 28, 2017)

Can you get the hernia repaired first? I also had a severely enlarged left atrium. It returned to normal size on echo 8 weeks after mitral repair which is a common outcome.

Leslie Bakos

8 years ago (September 28, 2017)

Tabo....I am not sure I can handle meds well...i am hunched over and can not concentrate or sleep...I sleep like 3 hours a night. I am on nutrician drinks to combat the weight loss. I am going to doctor after doctor to figure stuff out.I have lost a lot of... Read more.

Leslie Bakos

8 years ago (September 28, 2017)

Steve...thanks for your post. I am not sure what to do....I am not even sure if all that mass is a hernia. part of it is for sure at the navel...the rest of it is soft and painful...more like inflammation....I just need answers...,been to doctor after doctor....and living on meds... Read more.

Anonymous

8 years ago (October 4, 2017)

Oh wow, I think that's bigger than a golf ball. You need to get that fixed. It will keep getting bigger and be harder to repair. Also, there's risk of incarceration or strangulation.

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