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Bicuspid valve?

Im a critical care nurse working in a cardiac intensive care unit. If you have any questions dont hesitate in reaching out. Although done very often they are large surgeries and still very high risk.

good pickup Mark, I'm glad your timing was good and you remain aboveground.
Thanks for the warning, being blokes I think we often need a kick in the pants or a strong reminder to get checked out for things. My eldest daughter is an optometrist, and I have a much healthier respect for eyes and what can be back consequences if they are not looked after. Next time you're in the shed grinding away without glasses on cause its just for a minute, this thread might be a reminder.
 
And same with Mark, many thanks Robbie for what you do, and the sh*t no doubt you have to put up with at times.
 

Geez Mark, your lucky to pull out of that without bad effects, not including the heart valve thing .
My sister who used to hike mountains, parachute, rock climbing etc was told she had a tube in her heart that just does a loop back to the heart, a birth defect she never knew about.. Short story long, they got surgeons in from UK and USA to perform the surgery, it was a 14hr operation and came thru it fine. She recalls when under the anesthetic she " remote viewed ' her best friend on hols on kangaroo Island, she could recall what her friend was wearing and where she was at a given time when they caught up for real... Very Strange .
I've never spent time in hospital except when I broke my nose at age 9. While working at GMH I got a spot weld spark fused into my eye, pain was intense . Had a slipped disk for over 2yrs till it somehow bounced back into place on it's own, that was painful too.

Hope everything goes well Mark, the older we get the more brittle we become !

Hi guys. Thanks so much for the kind and insightful words.
Thank goodness we are wired to carry on with life irregardless of the obstacles placed before us.
Worst part is that it will mean time off from working on the toys and I can’t go to Wakefield this coming week and probably into the new year 😢

Hi Guys
great subject you've embarked upon Mark...................... 100/100 to you
 
I've hinted similar notes in our Club Newsletter (MPHVC).  All of you who have commented in here deserve a "Thumbs-Up" as this "bloke's BS" needs to be addressed and highlighted.
What have we been paying tax for all our lives, if not to avail ourselves of Medicare of at least a minimal doc health check every 6 months?   
I dont think many Aussies realise how damn lucky we are to have free medical of every description, at our service 365 days per year! (You're left to die in the street in 1st world USA if you have no health insurance!)
Don't we owe it to ourselves and our loved ones, to live a long healthy life ?
We've all heard of that programme "A HUNDRED STUPID WAYS TO DIE" and so many must think; "that'll never happen to me"................  really ? (Cemeteries are full of victims with that attitude)
Well how do you think your friends and family will think of you, if you die too early because you ignored "The Signs" and shrugged it off, dying in your 30's to 70's when you could have enjoyed life even to the 90's ?
If COVID taught us anything, it taught me to get out on the road in one of my many Classics from the 70's with my wife and beautiful Golden Retriever, the second we were allowed !
The Bowl Cancer Bowel Test is a feather in our Gov-leaders cap, as much as I detest them for their excessive stupidity, but I had cause to question the test for reasons I wont torture you, and the doc immediately booked me in for a Colonoscopy.  However  actually getting it done was NINE MONTHS ! A very good reason to BOOK-IN ASAP even if it's just "an inkling" something's amiss. The queue is only gunna get longer. DO IT NOW !
fortunately, my C~ showed all was in order. I put it down to being married to a natural born chef in my gorgeous wife, who cooks healthy food "ad nauseum" if that were possible.  Lots of garlic, Onions, Olive Oil, tons of fresh Vegetables straight from our garden, and tons of Fruit from garden and markets. (Mediterranean Diet)
 
We must remind ourselves DAILY that we're here for a very short time, and dead forever, so why not look after ourselves so we can enjoy our family, friends and cars longer ?
 
Before I sign off, i need to pass on this wonderfully unbelievable drug called PANTOPRAZOLE. Ten years ago, my 30 year stomach pain got so bad 24/7, I was almost suicidal. Countless doctors over 30 years, shoved cameras in every orrifice and drugged me up with the most expensive drugs and did every test known to medicine.............. ZILCH, NADA, NIENTE, RIEN !
Ten years ago I dragged myself into the local chemist on the point of collapse and begged for a different pain killer as the string I had tried were 100% useless.  The young Chemist fresh out of College asked me for the whole story.
He turned around and grabbed a box and said, "these are worth a try, and no prescription is required". The box read "SUVACID: FOR INDIGESTION". I thought he was taking the piss, as I 'd been eating like a sparrow, as EVERYTHING I ATE OR DRANK CAUSED ENDLESS PAIN, and I'd told him this. He saw the DISDAIN in my face and re-assured me !  I took 2 immediately and within 12 hours I felt like a "young dog with 2 dicks" ! ...........   and continued so for the last 10 years living blissfully, and taking only ONE Pantoprazole every 2-3 weeks albeit allowable daily !
 
My last "pearls of wisdom" is always get 2 or 3 opinions if your prognosis is serious ......... Always ask a Chemist .........
Not ALL doctors are dealing with a "full deck", which I would elaborate if requested !
 
Merry Christmas to one and all
Bernie
 

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Hi guys. Thanks so much for the kind and insightful words.
Thank goodness we are wired to carry on with life irregardless of the obstacles placed before us.
Worst part is that it will mean time off from working on the toys and I can’t go to Wakefield this coming week and probably into the new year 😢

Hows things working out with this? have you spoke to your surgeon?

Best wishes Mark.
Hope you recover 100%. Merry Xmas and HMY for a safe 2022.
Bernie