Jim Whipple - Heart Valve Journal

Don Brown My friend jim i am kind of new here but i can give you a little of what i been through in my experien ... Read more

Claire Kreger-Boaz oh no, I am scheduled for a bovine valve on 4/3. :-o

Debbie Chatzky My surgeon recommends Des a bovine mitral valve over a mechanical. They are supposed to be coated tod ... Read more

Catie B I haven't had this experience, but my heart goes out to you, Jim. I hope your insurer cooperates and ... Read more

Jim Whipple Hello everyone. Wrote my cardiologist a long detailed letter of what I see going on and why I'm alar ... Read more

Catie B So good that you'll be evaluated by someone you can trust. Hope things come together quickly!

Jim Whipple Well; Cleveland Clinic scheduling office called today. Found out the first appointment I can get for ... Read more

Catie B Oh wow. That's a long ways out! Wish they could see you lots sooner. I haven't been back since flying ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen Mine didn't get quite that low (9.8 on my follow-up). My RBC and Hematocrit were very low also. I was ... Read more

susan kotansky My rbc was very low after surgery. One of the attendings wanted to give me a transfusion but my surge ... Read more

Rita Savelis Eating iron rich foods like lentils and liver is good. Almost everyone's levels are down after surger ... Read more

Jim Whipple Thanks, it is all just a little scary but then you all know that. Didn't feel anything before the su ... Read more

Rita Savelis I hear you Jim. You feel fine, you have surgery, and then you feel like you got hit by a truck! It's ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen Being patient was my biggest battle too. Unfortunately, you have no choice. We all want to be instant ... Read more

Steven A Husted we have to remember time is a healer give it time

Lila Richards This too will pass! I know it seems hard to believe right now, but you will get remarkably better day ... Read more

Amy Steele Ah, patience... I think we all have struggled with that one. Try and relax and go with the flow as ... Read more

Jim Whipple We all need patience and then more of that. This is such an opportunity which needs to be taken of. ... Read more

Jim Whipple We have been married for 50 years so it is like we are each a half of the whole. We basically grew u ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen Things will go great, but it's not a bad thing to start making sure you each know what and how the ot ... Read more

Darlene Smith Smart thing to do even though it must have been painful! I had to write out all the links for websit ... Read more

Cathleen Weed Best wishes for your surgery on Monday! You sound very prepared and I'm sure that will help you feel ... Read more

Shannon Gray Hi Jim! Great question... CC will discharge you and then want you to stay close by for about 3 days. ... Read more

Ellen Leng Agree that you should stay in Cleveland a bit. Might want to keep those plans a little flexible as th ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen You will have a follow up appointment a few days after getting out of the hospital. I stayed with fam ... Read more

Robert D'Aurora I was discharged on a Saturday and left for home on Sunday since I did not have any complications. I ... Read more

Catie B I'm someone who had complications and ended up needing to remain in Cleveland longer than expected. O ... Read more

Lise Bowles Hi Jim, I had robotic surgery on Tuesday and they discharged me Friday, we stayed at the Intercontine ... Read more

Diane Zeigler I had heart cath and echo done by my local hospital. Then I went to CC for a second opinion. CC concu ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen My cardiologist handle everything with CC and did a lot of the earlier tests at his hospital. Went to ... Read more

Jim Whipple Can't believe it is only 3 weeks away. Before, I was anxious to get the date and wondering what was ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen I was amazed at how different each person's experience is. Stay optimistic! I really believe that pos ... Read more

Briana Morgan Three weeks will go by quickly, then you will be relaxing on the other side like me. I felt the same ... Read more

Ellen Leng The insurance people like to play doctor when they are really bean counters. Good for you for going t ... Read more

Meredith Bray I was told a week before my surgery that my surgeon (who I'd been seeing for a YEAR!) was no longer o ... Read more

Robert D'Aurora Glad you got what you wanted. Sorry to hear about your struggle!

Elaine Cutri Good for you! It's unfortunate, but sometimes you have to be the squeaky wheel.
It's in the best inte ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen Sorry that the insurance company put you through the wringer, but glad that you were able to get it s ... Read more

Darlene Smith Did you get the authorization in writing? Make sure you do. Insurance companies are ridiculous.

Diane Zeigler Better when it's quick and you don't have time to think. I would recommend not reading all the horro ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen Mine wasn't at that speed, but that was because of the slow way it had progressed and that I didn't h ... Read more

Sanya PHILLIPS I had a quick turn around as well. I think it was better so I didn't dwell on ins and outs. Good lu ... Read more

Ted Miko Hey Jim. I tore my tricep and when i went for surgery the dr said he wouldn't put me under because th ... Read more

Jim Whipple Thanks Ted. I've known for years there was a problem. Just putting it off and now the time has arri ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen It took me about a month after the cardiologist sent off my file to get a call to schedule. I think i ... Read more

Jim Whipple Thanks Phyllis. So you heard from them a month after they got your records, how long from when you h ... Read more

Robert D'Aurora It took a month for the Cleveland Clinic to get back to me after submitting my records too. After he ... Read more

Jim Whipple Thanks Robert, I was hoping that it would be a quicker turn around but was afraid I would hear someth ... Read more

Catie B I first did the remote 2nd opinion (MyConsult) process and that ran quite a bit longer than expected. ... Read more

Jim Whipple Thanks Catie. Anyone else got some input on the subject of how long it took to get your surgery done ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen Sorry I hadn't seen this sooner. It was close to 2 months after they received my records for my surge ... Read more

Robert D'Aurora Good luck to you. I was pretty fortunate in that my local cardiologist's office sent all necessary r ... Read more

Ellen Leng Congrats on the good cathy! I agree that the Cardiology office should know what to send, even if they ... Read more

Jim Whipple I have paperwork from CC that explains what they want but they advised me to collect it and send it ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen My cardiologist's office also sent my information to CC, but it did take longer than it should have b ... Read more

Nancy Lewis My cardiologist sent mine as well, but I had to pick up and take to them, the CDs with the trans esop ... Read more

Catie B Some retesting may be unavoidable. For example, their surgeons are very picky about echos. I'm in Cle ... Read more

Roseline Rosario Letter from dentist...healthy gums and teeth! Have the hygienist give you a cleaning. That's my tip.

Diane Zeigler I had an EKG and blood work first. Then a chest Xray and another echo. Then I met with the surgeon. ... Read more

Corey Sines I would coordinate with the Surgeon to have tests done before hand at a location closer to you. Most ... Read more

I'd let CC decide what test they want done and where. I've been to three different hospitals and foun ... Read more

Jan Persico Jim, I was recently (Tuesday) told by Cleveland Clinic that I need aortic valve replacement. Wow, I'm ... Read more

Diane Zeigler I had my aortic valve replaced at CC on June 28th. They took very good care of me. I agree that all ... Read more

Jim Whipple Have not got a date for surgery at this time. Going through the tests and then submitting them to th ... Read more

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