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Leslie Bakosposted a photo

2497 days ago

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I would like to play this game with my surgeon before he gets his hands on me..also a great gift idea)

I like the Hillary version)))

Leslie Bakosposted a photo

2571 days ago

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Me in 2012...When I was happy and healthier....with no idea I would be in the shape I am in today....I would pass out drinking a beer today....

Michael Kohring Leslie, hope you are feeling yourself again and soon! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a healthi ... Read more

Michael Kohring Leslie, hope you are feeling yourself again and soon! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a healthier you! ( nice pic! Thanks for sharing!)

Leslie Bakosposted a photo

2606 days ago

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This an educational picture. This started as a small umbilical hernia. I think the abdomen wall is also herniated. My biggest regret in life was not fixing ...Read more

This an educational picture. This started as a small umbilical hernia. I think the abdomen wall is also herniated. My biggest regret in life was not fixing this 20 years ago....

Leslie Bakos I am having a bit of a crisis right now. I have a huge hernia...it could be over 12 cm. How much do ... Read more

Leslie Bakos I am having a bit of a crisis right now. I have a huge hernia...it could be over 12 cm. How much does the core take a beating after openheart. I also have lots back pain and I am hunched over all the time....and have lost a lot of muscle weight. I mean I am in terror. I was told that I would live 10 years max
if I did not go to surgery. My left atrium is 1.5 enlarged. I have a severe mitral valve leak as well as a moderate triscupid leak.....Man I feel horrible...the meds are really destoying me. Any thoughts or ideas or experiences would be so much appreciated....
My best,
Les

Tabo Nyambe Hello Leslie, don't panic. l had to go for surgery to remove 2 impacted molars and 2 premolars.1 year ... Read more

Tabo Nyambe Hello Leslie, don't panic. l had to go for surgery to remove 2 impacted molars and 2 premolars.1 year three months after aortic valve replacement. my inr became unstable but l came out aright. a prayer and positive mind helped in my case and the experienced doctors. all the best.

Steve Farthing Can you get the hernia repaired first? I also had a severely enlarged left atrium. It returned to n ... Read more

Steve Farthing Can you get the hernia repaired first? I also had a severely enlarged left atrium. It returned to normal size on echo 8 weeks after mitral repair which is a common outcome.

Leslie Bakos Tabo....I am not sure I can handle meds well...i am hunched over and can not concentrate or sleep...I ... Read more

Leslie Bakos Tabo....I am not sure I can handle meds well...i am hunched over and can not concentrate or sleep...I sleep like 3 hours a night. I am on nutrician drinks to combat the weight loss. I am going to doctor after doctor to figure stuff out.I have lost a lot of muscle mass in my chest and shoulders and back...I am living in Budapest Hungary...I am not even sure they will even try to repair my mitral valve...If I have to be on so many medications for the rest of my life and live with permanent hernia pain etc...What is the point....

Leslie Bakos Steve...thanks for your post. I am not sure what to do....I am not even sure if all that mass is a h ... Read more

Leslie Bakos Steve...thanks for your post. I am not sure what to do....I am not even sure if all that mass is a hernia. part of it is for sure at the navel...the rest of it is soft and painful...more like inflammation....I just need answers...,been to doctor after doctor....and living on meds for the rest of my life...Beta blockers, diurectics etc....is hell..I can't function.....meds suck...and I will probably need to need to be on warafin the rest of my life...horrible...I am just kind of thinking about dropping the meds and maybe get my hernia fixed and see what happens....and maybe I have a good 5-10 years left....

Oh wow, I think that's bigger than a golf ball. You need to get that fixed. It will keep getting b ... Read more

Oh wow, I think that's bigger than a golf ball. You need to get that fixed. It will keep getting bigger and be harder to repair. Also, there's risk of incarceration or strangulation.