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I had to work much much harder at not doing any actual work. Visited and became a posting member of sake. Very accepting over there, I appreciate it yous guys.
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About ten years ago, around when we were dating, she got rheumatic fever. It was misdiagnosed for about a year and a half as Chronic Fatigue, and during that time, her mitral valve was eaten by her own white blood cells.
So we got a pig valve put in to replace it. We knew it would only last a few years, but it was easier to have kids with a bio valve than a mechanical valve because you don't have the complications of coumadin.
Well, in the last couple of months that valve went very suddenly and we had to replace it.
Last time we did this, she'd had the two years of rheumatic fever before the surgery, and had never been weaker in her life. This time, she'd been exercising fairly regularly up until about two months ago. So it's actually going a lot better than last time.
She's pretty much doing everything they ask her to do. The only thing left that might keep her there is something that's not physically in her control, and that's how quickly they can get her blood levels under control with the coumadin.
So we couldn't be happier with her progress. We expect to have her home by Saturday.
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quote:Originally posted by docmagik: She's doing really well.
Here's the story, in brief:
About ten years ago, around when we were dating, she got rheumatic fever. It was misdiagnosed for about a year and a half as Chronic Fatigue, and during that time, her mitral valve was eaten by her own white blood cells.
So we got a pig valve put in to replace it. We knew it would only last a few years, but it was easier to have kids with a bio valve than a mechanical valve because you don't have the complications of coumadin.
Well, in the last couple of months that valve went very suddenly and we had to replace it.
Last time we did this, she'd had the two years of rheumatic fever before the surgery, and had never been weaker in her life. This time, she'd been exercising fairly regularly up until about two months ago. So it's actually going a lot better than last time.
She's pretty much doing everything they ask her to do. The only thing left that might keep her there is something that's not physically in her control, and that's how quickly they can get her blood levels under control with the coumadin.
So we couldn't be happier with her progress. We expect to have her home by Saturday.
This story sounds familiar.
...she doesn't by any chance hang out on the BabyCenter Latter-day Saints Families board, does she?
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I was at Sake, and staying up ridiculously late doing absolutely nothing instead of studying for finals and writing a paper. Which is also what I should be doing now.
Doc, I'm glad to hear your wife seems to be doing well. That's a scary mis-diagnosis!
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I had been spending less time on my computer anyway because the continuously increasing amount of daylight beckoned me to do other things. I feel like I would be wasting time if I was on the internet while a bright sun was still out at 8:30. I didn't find out until a few days ago that the forum was down. How long was it down?
I finished my two bowling leagues, worked a lot of overtime, did a few things with my friends, and visited a golf course for the first time with them. I was awful, by the way. No "beginners luck" there.
Tomorrow (Saturday), I'll be cleaning the house, finding a resume writing service, and possibly be buying tickets to a Cleveland Indians game for my upcoming vacation.
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Just wanted to let everybody know Mrs. Magik is back home and doing fine.
And tells me she doesn't hang out on any boards. But I've seen her mailbox and I know she does some mailing lists.
But that is a common story for people who went to BYU at a certain time. Lot of them got misdiagnosed with CFS. I'm not one of the people who doesn't believe in CFS, but I do think it's diagnosed way more often than it should be, at lots of hospitals.
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