Posted by frank wojcik jr on September 11, 2003 at 14:53:25:
In Reply to: heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic posted by Sheena Sims on September 04, 2001 at 21:23:02:
I HAD HEART SURGERY AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC,0CT 1998,,I HAD AORTIC STENOSIS AT BIRTH AND WASNT DETECTED UNTIL I WAS 25 YEARS OLD,,MY FIRST OPEN HEART WAS IN 1994 AT WHEELING HOSPITAL I HAD A MECHANICAL VAVLE PUT IN,,BUT IN 1998 I DEVELOPED BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITES,,(STEP)..AS EVERY YEAR GOES BUY.PEOPLE TELL ME HOW LUCKY I AM TO BE ALIVE,DR.COMERCI IN WHEELING CAUGHT THE INFECTION IN TIME,,HE DESERVES THE CREDIT AND THE CLEVELAND CLINIC TOOK CARE OF THE REST,,DR.COSGROVE PUT THE VAVLE IN,,,I WOULD VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO MEET HIM,,BUT I KNOW HE IS A BUSY MAN,,,IF I COULD I WOULD BRING MY CAMERA AND GET A PIC WITH HIM...I AM DOING WELL I AM 5"10 188LB,,WHEN I WAS UP THERE I WAS DOWN TO 156LB AT MY SICKED...I GUESS THIS TOUGH COOKIE JUST WONT GIVE UP...FRANK