Jesse's Big Heart: September 2008

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Another one to cuddle up to making your heart full

Hi everyone,

My neice has a Minature schnauzer puppy of 4 and a half months old. He's a cuttie!

He loves to cuddle and is a low key guy. And will melt your heart and help bring more joy into your life. And some of you ahve been talking about getting dog to care for you...

If you are at all interested in meeting him I'm trying to get him here this

weekend for anyone who want to to meet him

Can't let this little gem be put out to pasture!"

XOXO, Jesse

415-297-7590

January 21, 2008

So my open heart surgery is scheduled for February 19th @ UCSF Parnassus 505 Parnassus in the Heart Center. I will be in ICU for the first couple of days and then transfered into a private room for another 4-6 days.

Feel free to visit me after the 2nd day. I'm sure I won't be in any mood to take visitors on the first couple of days.

I feel very comfortable and confident with the whole process. I will be having a new aortic valve inserted and as well as having my aortic root replaced with synthetic tubing. I'm leaning towards a tissue valve instead of a mechanical valve. With a mechanical valve I would have to take anticoagulants for the rest of my life which increases the risk of bleeding in case of a traumatic internal injury were to occur. With the tissue valve I would have to repeat the open heart surgery in 20 years. Medicine may evolve by then to make the process easier.

I'll keep posting each week until the surgery date and then have someone update this page during the surgery process since I won't be able to do it for a couple of weeks after the surgery.

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. I look forward to having this operation over with but an very grateful and blessed that my doctor was very persistent to finding out what was wrong in the first place!

XOXO, Jesse

Jesse's Big Heart

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Another one to cuddle up to making your heart full

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