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While being treated for congestive hert failure, they found that I had a lot of calcifation of my aortic valve, so much tht it did not close properly and allowed backflow while pumping.
Long story short, they had to decide method of replacement, either open heart or via a cathertization method called TAVR.
They did a regular cath and found my coronary arteries were "wide open", so the TAVR method was approve.
I asked whether pork or beef valve, pork. So, when I eat a a porkchop, I am now a cannibal...LOL
Had to spend several extra days in the hospital because too much fluid was coming out of the chest tube.
Let me out yesterday.
Feel good, need a couple/few weeks to get rested and healed.
Thanks to all for your well wishes and for reaching out to me directly.
Means more than I can express.
Now, let's drink!!
Long story short, they had to decide method of replacement, either open heart or via a cathertization method called TAVR.
They did a regular cath and found my coronary arteries were "wide open", so the TAVR method was approve.
I asked whether pork or beef valve, pork. So, when I eat a a porkchop, I am now a cannibal...LOL
Had to spend several extra days in the hospital because too much fluid was coming out of the chest tube.
Let me out yesterday.
Feel good, need a couple/few weeks to get rested and healed.
Thanks to all for your well wishes and for reaching out to me directly.
Means more than I can express.
Now, let's drink!!