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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: June 23, 2015

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5 years ago (July 18, 2020)

Five years ago (July 17, 2015), I had aortic valve replacement via open heart surgery (mini) at Cleveland Clinic. This was last week in West Virginia after hiking up a mountain—800 feet elevation gain and three miles round trip.

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Marie Myers

Great picture! Happy Anniversary, too. It is always good to hear from "long- timers".

Rob Sparling

Way to go, Sonny! Thanks for showing us a forecast. Keep truckin' up those inclines!

Susan Lynn

Happy Fifth Anniversary, Sonny! Wishing you many decades of great health and celebrations! ❤ 🥂🍾

Tracy Fallu

Incredible view! Keep on enjoying this beautiful life.

Chris Calhoun

great pic - love WV

Thomas Brusstar

We have the same anniversary (mine just 2 years ago). Great report. It's nice to hear of your success.

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10 years ago (August 29, 2015)

Back @ Cleveland Clinic for 6 week checkup. This Is at the Heart Surgery Checkin desk. Just visiting this time around.

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Kenny Knox

For as big as that place is, there is practically never a wait! Enjoy CLE!

Gloria Savannah-Austin

Keep healing and smiling. You look great!!!!

Jean Raber

Hey, lookit you! Standing up, smiling, and walking around. Hope you are feeling well.

Mary K

Hi Sonny! Looking good! Hope you get a good report, I am sure you will.

Sonny Abbasi

Thanks Everybody. Clean check up. There are very efficient there in terms of getting you in and out. Flew back to DC area same day.

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10 years ago (July 27, 2015)

Home on Saturday 9 days after surgery. Still dealing with some complications. Right leg feels numb and vision has some white spots. Went to ophthalmologist today and he said he has seen this before where after heart surgery not enough oxygen got to certa

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W. Carter

Hang in there Sonny, all of these problems will eventually go away. It will get better but it takes months to see full improvement. Unless it's a dangerous a-fib or life threatening bleeding from warfarin then the docs aren't really too compassionate about side effects of surgery. :-)

Kenny Knox

You look great! Have a great recovery!

Gerald Schaffer

Congrats on getting home. Hoping all your complications go away and you improve some everyday.

Sonny Abbasi

W. Carter very helpful. Thanks.

W. Carter

Hey man I completely understand. Everybody is the same when they get home including me. You can't wait to get away from the hospital, but when we get home and away from the security of the hospital and caregivers, we start to critique and worry more about the little things.... Read more.

Jean Raber

Sonny, your message cut out mid-sentence. Could you finish what you were going to write? Sounds like your experience would be good to know about. I'm pre-op, and I have all kinds of "tingling" sensations, but I always presumed that had more to do with my bad back than anything... Read more.

Tammy Pilcher

Yay Sonny! Congratulations!

Sonny Abbasi

Yes Jean Raber. I had numbness and tingling sensation in my right leg on the outer part of the leg. It sometimes turns into a burning feeling. Vision has some white areas in the upper part of the right eye. Went to the Opthamologist on Monday and he took a... Read more.

Jean Raber

Thanks, Sonny. Sincerely hope this will turn out to be nothing major and you'll continue to recover. Pretty typical, I think, once you've had the diagnosis and surgery, to feel concerned about any symptoms.

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