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Welcome back!It just dawned on me that next week is my 5-year “valversary”, as some people call it. Next Tuesday it will be five years since I had open heart surgery so they could replace two of my heart valves. Obviously, I don’t exactly remember the actual operation, what with being unconscious and all, but,  [...]

I’ve been having my own cardiology-related issues lately. Specifically, high blood pressure, headaches, and dizzyness. My doctor suggested that I double my blood pressure medication and try to get some exercise so I can lose a little weight. I asked how one is supposed to get exercise when one runs out of breath and needs [...]

I went with my brother earlier this week when he had an appointment with his cardiologist and it turned “interesting” before we left. My brother maintains a vlog on youtube and, therefore, never leaves the house without his digital camcorder. He decided that this doctor’s appointment was fodder for a youtube video so he brought [...]

You guessed it. I just got back from yet another unexpected and unwanted vacation. This time it was because of an unexpected 5-day stay in the hospital. This time I can probably thank my gall bladder – or, more accuratly, my lack thereof. Because I had to have it removed four or five years ago, [...]

My brother has had a problem recently with being short of breath after the simplest of activities, so he went in last week for a 4-hour stress test. I have no idea what that involves, but I do know that it sounds like a whole lot of no fun at all, to quote a friend [...]