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Kimberly Eisenhutgot a new guestbook post
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Aaron Bader writes, "Kimberly,
Sending my very very best wishes and feelings to you today, for tomorrow, for Friday, and for all those great days that are ahead of you in ...Read more
Sending my very very best wishes and feelings to you today, for tomorrow, for Friday, and for all those great days that are ahead of you in ...Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut Thank you Aaron, I hope you are doing well and will try to post asap afterwards. These friendships he ... Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut We will be Dr Malaisrie poster patients for Northwestern😊
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Kimberly Eisenhutposted an update
10 hours ago
Kate Watson, Kevin Carmelengo, Pamela Gregory reacted to this
Last day at home! Trying to prepare, but feel like no amount of prep would ever really get anyone truly "ready" for something like this. I will instead... Read more
Kate Watson It's true, you can't ever be really ready but you're doing everything you can! Sounds like a great wa ... Read more
Susan Lynn Kimberly - Sounds like you're doing all the right things. Remember, waiting is the hardest part. ... Read more
Richard Munson You will be just fine. I love salmon.
Richard Munson They swim upstream
Robert Miller I like salmon, too. And the comment from @Richard Munson about swimming upstream seems so fitting. Yo ... Read more
Rose Madura God bless you Kimberly. Please post when you feel up to it! ❤️🩹👍
Fidel Martínez Ruiz Best wishes, Kimberly, waiting read your posts after surgery.
Richard Munson I hate to take the salmon upstream comment as it was from a Seinfeld episode
Pamela Gregory Sending my very best wishes and prayers to you Kimberly!!! We will all be anxiously awaiting to hea... Read more
We will all be anxiously awaiting to hea... Read moreKimberly Eisenhut Thank you to every one of you!!! Sending love to you all❤️ I will be posting to keep myself busy, ... Read more
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I have been replaced my aortic valve with mechanical one since October 2023
I just have a question in my mind: if we did surgery in future ( for example ...Read more
I just have a question in my mind: if we did surgery in future ( for example ...Read more
Marie Myers Yes, it is possible to have other surgeries after having a mechanical valve. Your doctor will substi ... Read more
Susan Lynn Marie - Your expertise is so valuable on this site! I don't know what we'd do without you.
Very ... Read more
Very ... Read more
Rose Madura Ditto that! 👍
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It will be three weeks tomorrow since I had my echocardiogram diagnosing me with severe aortic stenosis requiring intervention, and I am still waiting to hear ...Read more
Richard Munson You are your number one health care advocate. The old days are over. Thats too long. Insist on answer ... Read more
Richard Munson Just noticed you are from europe and i am from usa so i am not familiar with your options. Good luck ... Read more
Rose Madura Yes, I agree with Richard. However, I'm reading online that Slovenia has a shortage of specialists. ... Read more
Richard Munson Probably why one slovenia member had hers done in germany. And there are those that want our system l ... Read more
Rose Madura Agree with that too!
Michael John Smith Things can be a little slow in Slovenia but usually they are sped up if they are considered serious e ... Read more
Good morning, I am 10 months past my Mitral Valve repair open heart surgery. And overall I am feeling very good. The emotional roller coaster is still a huge ...Read more
Richard Munson I think you answered your own question by saying whatever normal is. In my eyes there is no normal be ... Read more
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Ruth joy writes, "
☀️Morning Rita ☀️xxxxxx"
☀️Morning Rita ☀️xxxxxx"
Kimberly Eisenhut Ruth joy, I so love how you say hello to Rita every morning, it is so sweet
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Ruth joy writes, "Morning Valerie ,
That is good news
Wishing you good luck for your surgery on Thursday . "
That is good news
Wishing you good luck for your surgery on Thursday . "
Jared Stanleyjust updated his profile
1 day ago
Rose Madura, Kimberly Eisenhut, Pamela Gregory reacted to this
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Ana Brusso Wishing you a successful surgery. You are in good hands. Smooth recovery ❤️🩹
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Ruth joy writes, "Hi David ,
Wishing you good luck for your surgery ."
Wishing you good luck for your surgery ."
Ana Brusso Hello David, wishing you a successful surgery and recovery. ❤️🩹
Fidel Martínez Ruiz Hey David, I´m wishing you a good result from your surgery and a good recovery , you´ll see you´l ... Read more
Valerie Allen You will be glad to get this behind you! Best wishes!
David Pearl Thanks Ana ! I am going to the doctors I am very depressed and I can't do the surgery. I am too depr ... Read more
Richard Munson Ana, i just had some non parelles and thought of you.
Kimberly Eisenhut David, please reconsider and get it done now. You will do just fine. We all have the same anxiety an... Read more
Richard Munson Time to take shadow to dog training class. Very exciting. I might try salmon for supper.
Ruth joy writes, "Hi Aaron ,
Welcome and welcome to recovery"
Welcome and welcome to recovery
"
Ruth joy writes, "Hi Roger ,
Welcome"
Welcome
"
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Aaron Baderposted a journal
1 day ago
Kevin Carmelengo, Pamela Gregory, Rose Madura and 2 others reacted to this
Hello all! Sharing news six days since my Ross procedure, performed at Northwestern Medicine's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute by the amazing team led ...Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut Congratulations on the successful surgery and recovery! I will be seeing Dr Malaisrie this week for ... Read more
Aaron Bader Thank you Kimberly! Sending all the good feelings and wishes your way. You are in the best hands an ... Read more
Rose Madura Welcome to recovery!
Grace Mason Looks like you are doing great! Welcome to recovery.
Kate Watson I so relate to what you wrote. Though also not religious, I felt really taken care of by angels at th ... Read more
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Kimberly Eisenhut Nice to see you here Roger :)
Ruth joy writes, " Hi Valerie , the waiting is very stressful .
You know that LGI will admit you when it is your planned date / time .
It ‘s not easy to do , but ...Read more
You know that LGI will admit you when it is your planned date / time .
It ‘s not easy to do , but ...Read more
Valerie Peto Thank you so much Ruth. It really is comforting knowing someone understands how I am feeling. I will ... Read more
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Ruth joy writes, " Hi Valerie , the waiting is very stressful .
You know that LGI will admit you when it is your planned date / time .
It ‘s not easy to do , but ...Read more
You know that LGI will admit you when it is your planned date / time .
It ‘s not easy to do , but ...Read more
Valerie Peto Going into Leeds on Wednesday operation on Thursday.
David Buchananposted a photo
2 days ago
Rose Madura, Susan Lynn, Pamela Gregory and 1 other reacted to this
Well, today is the day I enter hospital. One day Prior to prepare for tomorrow’s surgery thank you to everyone who has reached out !
Susan Lynn What a beautiful view! We'll be sending you positive thoughts and prayers! You've got this, David! ... Read more
Valerie Allen Best wishes to you!
Ana Brusso Lifting you up in prayer for a successful surgery and recovery 🙏❤️
Paras Arora Best wishes to you David
Kimberly Eisenhut Sending you all the best for your great outcome and cannot wait to see you on the other side! You wi... Read more
Grace Mason Wishing you an excellent surgery and smooth recovery.
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Well I have been staying with my daughter in WI to spend some quality time before surgery, and now my granddaughter is sick with something, not sure what yet. ...Read more
Richard Munson Happy 80th. Am i her hvs step husband?
Kimberly Eisenhut Thank you Richard :) Yes, I guess you are her step husband also, not sure how Nancy will feel about ... Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut Oh boy, granddaughters fever is now 102.5! She's going to Dr tomorrow, hope it's not strep or covid! ... Read more
Susan Lynn Kimberly- Stay positive! You'll become our newest rock star on the 26th! Happy Birthday to your Mo ... Read more
Richard Munson Nancy will never know. Our secret. And 1000 other people on this site. The real wife is the last to k ... Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut Haha! Love my HVS stepdad I am still looking for a witty joke for when they wheel me in to surgery t... Read more
I am still looking for a witty joke for when they wheel me in to surgery t... Read moreKimberly Eisenhut I am going to make my sister take some video and picts of me before and after surgery to see if I say ... Read more
Kate Watson Sorry your granddaughter is sick. Hope she gets better quickly and that you stay well! 🤞🙏 PS I ... Read more
Robert Miller You seem to have the right attitude. I tried to 'fight' the meds. I didn't succeed, luckily. As far a ... Read more
Was discharged from Halifax hospital and waiting for Leeds to let me know when they can operate. The waiting is awful at least when I was in hospital I was ...Read more
Ruth joy writes, "
Hi David ,
Wishing you good luck for your surgery .
"
Hi David ,
Wishing you good luck for your surgery .
"
Kimberly Eisenhut David, I also wish you well on your surgery and quick recovery❤️
David Buchananposted an update
2 days ago
Rose Madura, Kimberly Eisenhut, David Buchanan reacted to this
Packing my hospital bag tonight and getting rid of all my emails ready for what will be a quite busy week
My operation will be on 22 September USA time around ...Read more
My operation will be on 22 September USA time around ...Read more
Marie Myers Godspeed, David!
Fidel Martínez Ruiz You´ll do great, best wishes , David!
Susan Lynn We'll be anxiously awaiting your post-op good news!!! See you in recovery!
Of course my mind is running away with crazy thoughts and questions!!! Can you have a low heart rate (39 after surgery) and then it returns to ‘normal’ ...Read more
Rose Madura I was having PVCs and my heart rate would show in the 30s. That was inaccurate because when I would ... Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut Melinda, always send your team a message if you have MyChart or similar and record these kinds of thi ... Read more
Melinda Donahue Im sorry - I did not explain correctly - my heart rate was 39 a few days after surgery. They were se ... Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut Oh, ok. I'd think it may just take some time to settle into a new normal. You can always let Dr know ... Read more
Rose Madura A lot of times your heart takes time to get into proper sync.
Kimberly Eisenhut Good to know John. I am grateful for all of the heart warriors here and the support as I am sure we ... Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut Melinda, what do you mean by, left inside? They don't leave pacing wires inside you.
Melinda Donahue Yes they do and did.
Kimberly Eisenhut what!!!? Never heard of this before! Why do they do that?
Melinda Donahue I don’t know but true. Mine is in there. I will ask Wednesday. 🥹
Marie Myers They generally pull the temporary wires out several days after surgery if you haven’t needed the pa ... Read more
Melinda Donahue Thanks. They didn’t try!!! Just left them in. Will ask about it at appointment on Wednesday. Now t ... Read more
Robert Miller Taking out the pacing wires was one of the last things they did before they released me from the hosp ... Read more
Kimberly Eisenhut O.k. another thing I need to remember before leaving I guess. Glad I saw this convo. Melinda, let us ... Read more
Melinda Donahue I will!!! Going tomorrow. I am upset about it honestly.
Melinda Donahue They just snipped it before I left. Said it was the way things were done. I don’t like having somet ... Read more
Marie Myers Dont be anxious, as it is common to leave them in. They don’t want to disturb anything healing in ... Read more
Robert Miller They pulled mine. But I guess as @Marie Myers said, different surgeons might handle it differently. ... Read more
Melinda Donahue Thanks Robert going tomorrow.
Melinda Donahue Thanks Marie !! Helps a lot
Kimberly Eisenhut I'll be checking into the hospital tomorrow but will check here tomorrow evening or Thursday to see w ... Read more
Patrick Larkinposted an update
3 days ago
Rose Madura, Kimberly Eisenhut, David Buchanan and 3 others reacted to this
Hi all! It's been quite a while since my last post and some friends were asking me to provide an update. Everything is GREAT! Everything is completely healed ...Read more
Rose Madura Great update! 👍
Susan Lynn Fantastic news! Post a photo from your 5k!
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