2009 - OCTOBER
2010 - FEBURARY
Time has marched on. The last time I looked at this stuff was in August of 2008. Today is October 31, 2009. The past year, 2009, brought big surprises. After a cruise across the Atlantic to Europe and Africa, Dorothy and I returned home in early May. It was at this point that I decided to get four dental implants so that I could eventually rid myself of the dentures I wear every day. But, first I had a slight pain in my chest and thought I should have my cardiologist check me out before enduring the trauma of dental surgery. To my great surprise the pain turned out to be a symp- tom of a very large aneurysm in my aortic arch. Sixteen years prior, I had surgery for the same condition on the other side of my aorta. I knew instantly that I would have to under- go open heart surgery if I hoped to survive. I knew exactly who to call, Doctor Coselli. He performed my previous surgery. One week later I was at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston and faced it. ‘Face It’ - That is the motto I live by.” -- H.S. Eagle Trace, Coral Springs, FL.
It is now four months later, Feb. 2010, and I seem to be recovering nicely. The weeks after my surgery turned out to be some of the worst of my life. I was experiencing terrible pain in my belly with no apparent cause. Weeks later, after many visits to my family doctor and after being referred to a gastroenterologist I was finally diagnosed with, of all conditions, ‘Panic Disorder.’ I was referred to a psychia- trist who put me on medication that finally, Finally! gave me relief. Now I am on my way to total recovery.” -- H.S. Eagle Trace, Coral Springs, FL.
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