A little Halloween heart valve fun. I decided to lean into the wonderful little click that my On-X valve gives me and become Tick Tock Croc for Halloween. The ...Read more
A little Halloween heart valve fun. I decided to lean into the wonderful little click that my On-X valve gives me and become Tick Tock Croc for Halloween. The whole family (other than my 16 year old son) joined the fun.
It will now be my costume every Halloween going forward! 😂
Ann T Great thinking lol! I do not know many other people who also have the on-X valve. Do you hear the ti ... Read more
Ann T Great thinking lol! I do not know many other people who also have the on-X valve. Do you hear the tick pretty much constantly? I do and just never know how to compare it to others to know how much of it is normal. I could check my pulse just by watching the second hand of a clock at any given time.
Rita Savelis Don't hear my 2 valves very much. Or maybe after 8 years it just seems normal. I never think about it ... Read more
Rita Savelis Don't hear my 2 valves very much. Or maybe after 8 years it just seems normal. I never think about it. A stranger on Halloween could certainly not hear me!!
Deena Z Having a great sense of humor helps the healing. Welcome to your new norm and a better one! (bea ... Read more
Deena Z Having a great sense of humor helps the healing. Welcome to your new norm and a better one! (beautiful family:)
Jeff Williams Thanks Deena. Humor is great medicine for sure. You have to have fun with life.
I'm just over 3 months out from my SAVR. Yesterday, I had an echo and wanted to share the comparison image from my echo in March (pre-surgery) to yesterday. ...Read more
I'm just over 3 months out from my SAVR. Yesterday, I had an echo and wanted to share the comparison image from my echo in March (pre-surgery) to yesterday. It's amazing to see how much of a leak I had and to see that it is virtually completely gone. Amazing!
Left image is yesterday, right is March.
christine blackway Wow, that is amazing ans very encouraging for those of us that haven't had surgery yet! Thanks for sh ... Read more
christine blackway Wow, that is amazing ans very encouraging for those of us that haven't had surgery yet! Thanks for sharing.
Jeff Williams It can be a scary process but trust your surgeon. Plus, you'll feel so much better on the other side ... Read more
Jeff Williams It can be a scary process but trust your surgeon. Plus, you'll feel so much better on the other side.
You can also see how much my aortic root was dilated on the right vs the prosthetic on the left.
Jeff Williams I knew everything was okay based on the hospital, surgeon, and other things like rehab along the way, ... Read more
Jeff Williams I knew everything was okay based on the hospital, surgeon, and other things like rehab along the way, but seeing these comparisons with my own eyes yesterday made it all click.
It will now be my costume every Halloween going forward! 😂
(bea ... Read more
(beautiful family:)