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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 your recovery and beyond. You are going to do great and you'll be stamping those Christmas orders (send links!) before you know it!
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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 in stomach or liver or kidney ) under full anesthetic, is it possible ?
anybody has undergo like these surgery normally?
Very ... Read more
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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) and mitral valve regurgitation are often interconnected. Mitral regurgitation occurs when... Read More.
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“I just went in for an annual check-up. After listening to my heart, my doctor told me I had a heart murmur. I never knew I had a heart murmur, and I didn’t know much about them. The images ... Read more.
“I just went in for an annual check-up. After listening to my heart, my doctor told me I had a heart murmur. I never knew I had a heart murmur, and I didn’t know much about them. The images showed that I had a severe mitral valve prolapse.
We made the decision, at the time, to keep an eye on it for a year because I had no symptoms. Based on my second echocardiogram, it was determined that my mitral valve prolapse had progressed, and it was time for surgery. Now, I am ecstatic to say that my wife and I just returned from a 10-day holiday in Saint Lucia which included four scuba dives.
Dr. Castillo-Sang gave me the confidence that I would be able to dive again, and he was 100% correct."
-- Gary Fabre, heart valve patient
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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 distracting yourself helps and getting out into green places / nature ( if you are able to ) .
You are doing great . "


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 distracting yourself helps and getting out into green places / nature ( if you are able to ) .
You are doing great . "



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Hi David ,
Wishing you good luck for your surgery .
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My operation will be on 22 September USA time around ...Read more
My operation will be on 22 September USA time around about four or 5 pm in the United States. Here in Australia it will be 7 am Tuesday morning 23 September.
I’ve done all the preparation I can do at this point. Have been eating clean for the last two weeks - fish ,fruit vegetables, water no carbohydrates no fats and very limited meat.
I feel great. I’ve lost a bit of weight and now time has come.
See you all on the other side
just have enough time to get my playlist ready for Apple Music to listen to during the weekend in hospital
My resting heart rate was about 53bpm pre-op. After surgery, it was in the 70s and peaked at 74bpm. I was very aware of how much faster my heart was beating at rest.
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My resting heart rate was about 53bpm pre-op. After surgery, it was in the 70s and peaked at 74bpm. I was very aware of how much faster my heart was beating at rest.
It didn’t drop back into the 50s until the end of my second month post-op. Now it’s generally between 54 & 58bpm.
i should also mention, I’ve had my beta blocker quartered since surgery with almost no change in my resting heart rate.



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