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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: March 18, 2017

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Terrie Hodges posted an update

8 years ago (April 23, 2018)

Civita Fahey, can you believe this time a year ago, I was preparing in Bradenton, FL and you in Boston, MA for Aortic Valve Replacement?!! In many ways it seems a very short year!! I hope you are still doing well! I am posting to mark the end of a... Read more.

Civita Fahey

Hi Terri, how are you? I was thinking of you this am as I was getting ready for work.. one year ago today we both were getting ready for surgery! Thankfully we are both ok.. I am back to normal myself, just dealing with some PVCs and hopefully the metropolol... Read more.

Terrie Hodges

Have a great day, Civita...good to hear from you this day! I expect, as long as we have memory, we will remember each other this day every year...Almost like a birth day!

Marie Myers

Glad to hear you are doing well! As far as your son's BP goes, it sometimes takes a while to get the right combo of drugs to control BP. Often, 2 drugs are needed on a regular basis. And even then, sometimes an "as needed dose" is added to the... Read more.

Terrie Hodges posted an update

8 years ago (June 18, 2017)

There is an update on My Guestbook ...answering Marie, if you would like to read it...Thank you! Terrie

Civita Fahey

How are you Terrie? all going well here , started rehab two weeks ago. Still getting pretty tired but otherwise pretty well. I'm sorry you had to go through all you did, but praying that you are on the mend ..

Barbara Wood

I was wondering about you as well,Terrie & sorry to read that you've had such a tough time of it. I do hope that you've turned a corner & are on the upswing now. Funny how everyone says the waiting is the hardest part, I've found many challenges in recovery-... Read more.

Terrie Hodges posted an update

9 years ago (April 22, 2017)

Preparing for Monday surgery...finishing reading Coping with Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression...was anybody hooked up to Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump...first I have read of this....

Ellen Leng

The balloon pump is meant to take some pressure off of your heart, usually used after surgery if your heart is not responding as planned. Basically it is deployed in your abdominal aorta and the balloon blows up and releases with your cardiac cycle to support circulation During the surgery... Read more.

Terrie Hodges

Thanks, Ellen...I have not heard this mentioned by anyone in this community, of course I'm new here...it just sounded like something that would really halt your progress, if you had to stay in bed and not walk...ðŸ˜²Sorry, but I have already overthoughtðŸ¤£