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best of luck to everyone going in today!

another thing to consider are the comorbid conditions that patients may have...being overweight places extra strain on the heart, thus one good reason for having the ekg done...it looks at the electrical function of the heart and can provide evidence of past injury to heart muscle or current injury that the patient may not even be aware of. the chest xray is used as an indicator of whether or not pneumonia may be present but if a patient has other active disease processes, like COPD, asthma, etc, it can give a quick snapshot of their current state. bloodwork wise, a quick very basic breakdown would look something like: a CBC would show whether a patient is anemic or has any current infection; a CMP (complete metabolic panel) is a broad screening tool used to evaluate organ function and check for conditions like diabetes, liver disease, and kidney disease. It may also be ordered to monitor known conditions, like hypertension, and to monitor people who are taking specific medications for any kidney or liver related side effects. i hope some of this helps... best of luck, d-

thanx and i wish i could take the credit but i can't...i just copied and pasted the info after adding mine to the appropriate date. The person of honor would beSanDiegoSusan so thanx susan for your work on the list!... take care and cheers, d... p.s. we are all important...we just need to remember that fact and celebrate ourselves more often!

i'm jumping in on the 8th...hello bandmates in louisville! looking forward to seeing you again...till then, cheers, d- July Butterflies - 3 more days and counting down 1 wsw27 1 tillydog 1 doedoe1961 1 staylucid 1 mygirlayanna 1 eisermanr7 2 minidriver 2 slim2be 2 BethO 2 mrsgriffin2u 2 trudeip 2 Barbiek 2 annabella 2 SanDiegoSusan 2 anita reyna 2 jjenkins2411 2 Hollins2003 3 BigBander 3 scoutmama 3 2GoodDogs 3 kimlam 4 joiful 7 ginnyc 7 AmyWA 7 Redheada 7 Busybee 7 Barb12590 8 blaze 21 8 Louisville Lesa 8 zeama 8 cinda 8 JaJeanne 8 innwtitdtity 8 knd 8 Dtobe175ish 9 Sarv 9 MarylandMommy 9 siouxsie Sioux 9 Rivieramaya05 9 lalaredd 9 flowers 9 kmorrow27 10 sallen21 10 Goobe 10 2Blite4life 10 melmel 10 Fancy Nancy 10 vannie 11 wstone 11 falloons 11 melallot 11 lbevilacqua 13 OvrLvl 14 MaidMarion 14 Chellets 14 pbpunisher 14 mrsjones0728 15 Fearless55 15 Flowerpurr 15 lynlynkr 15 pschmolle 15 perfectforme 16 eyespy 16 lisainbohemia 16 lotzasunshine 16 SciTeach 16 lynlynkr 16 michkor 16 jomomma 16 Charlene K 16 nanaislosingit 17 3m’smom 17 tnag86 18 toogoode4u 18 CapitolChick 18 azbanded 21 clayverde 21 PennyLane 22 zillyanne 22 TeriVA 22 kimaly 22 lleighton5 22 Choromom 22 annesan 23 BABOOMER 23 shellbell99 23 Ellie’s mom 24 nyllrap 24 linksmom 24 lisadental 24 frypan 25 Kiki220 25 Nachtigall 28 splfrd 28 mamanmidwife 29 Cherub 29 Jersey Boy 30 orea15 30 angie61 31 healthysue

hey there...congrats on the surgery...i'm taking the plunge 7/8. one thing that was recommended to me by my doc was having pepcid around (take for 2 weeks post-op) as it will decrease the amount of stomach acid that is produced. that alone may help with some of the nausea. also, gas-x strips and tums were recommended as well. if you are already on some other type of medication for the reduction of stomach acid, then the pepcid should not be necessary. if the phenergan makes you super drowsy then zofran may be an alternative; also, it is good if you are having trouble keeping things down as zofran dose come in a dissolvable tablet form, should you be opposed to phenergan suppositories or you can't get ahold of the phenergan gel for topical application. anyway, i hope you are feeling much better by the time you get this. take care and best of luck. cheers, d-

hi jean, congrats on the progress...i'm due for my band july 8th. i'll be going to louisville for the procedure. saw you are from georgetown...i'm from winchester and used to work in georgetown...currently down the road in glasgow. small world, eh? anyway, again, congrats and and i hope to be able to read about many happy milestones for you as i prepare for the same...take care! cheers, d-