Penny Baker
TAVAR 1/17/2023. Late afternoon doing great! So thankful😀
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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis
Member Since: November 5, 2022
Member Since: November 5, 2022
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Penny Baker posted a photo
3 years ago (January 19, 2023)
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Rita Savelis, Rose Madura and
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Donna Casaletto
Look at that beautiful smile🥰‼️I'm so happy for you ❤️
Rose Madura
Looking good! Congratulations.
Holly Wale
Prayers for your continued healing!
Danny Mahoney
keep going in the right direction.
Leona Resch
You look fantastic!!
Pamela Gregory
Congratulations on a successful surgery!
Ana Brusso
TAVAR suits you Penny, you look great. Congratulations and continued good health and recovery. God bless you
Patsy Stewart
You look amazing! What a beautiful smile! I'm so glad that this procedure went well for you! ~❤️
Cheryl Mann
Love the smile!
Greg Lewis
Very nice!! Now that's a happy smile!!
Danielle Elizabeth
Congrats! Looking great and what a wonderful smile!
Penny Baker
Felt so good - no chest pressure , no sob, goodbye stenosis!
Penny Baker posted an update
3 years ago (December 15, 2022)
I was wondering if there are many here who have had the valve-in-valve TAVAR? My Medtronic Mosiac porcine valve 21 is considered pretty small and the surgeon told me that they would more than likely have to do a Bioprosthetic valve fracture on it to assure a new larger valve... Read more.
I had a TAVR in 2020. To my understanding, when they do a TAVR, it crushes the old valve that it is replacing and fills in that space. I'm not really familiar with the valve you have, but it sounds like your team is working to get you fixed. Offering... Read more.
👍 Thanks!
I was actually more nervous about the TAVAR than I was 20 years ago having the open heart. I am thankful for all the improvements in heart care since. Thankful for the group here too!
Penny Baker posted an update
3 years ago (December 1, 2022)
Well, it's 10 days out from my Heart Cath and TEE and tomorrow is the appointment with the surgeon from Rush. The radial artery in my wrist was used and my doctor told us afterwards that my stenosis was worse than expected. I guess I said that I'd rather have... Read more.
What was it that Dorothy Parker said? "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." I too would have preferred the margarita when I had my cath, but the light they shed is worth it in the end... and you can still have one or... Read more.
That's so funny. I told my cardiologist that I loved him after my heart catheterization!!!
Lol
I mentioned to my night nurse a little before midnight of my operation day that I felt so good that a Margarita sounded good.
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