I received the readout on my 3/29 TEE today from Shannon, Dr. N's nurse practitioner. The results were good, with a little leak around the Watchman but the endothelial tissue is growing around the device. Am I concerned, not really. Why? When Dr. N first took on my LAA in 2016 it was an absolute mess, scarred, fibrous, gnarly, maybe something that would have been a better candidate for removal had it not required some kind of surgery with longer recovery time. Also revealed slightly increased flow pressure through the tricuspid valve, a regurgitation problem known about for several years. I'm being put on a low dose diuretic and potassium in the hope it will bring the pressure down. Told Poppino I might have to rig up a pee tube on my motorcycle like old fighter pilots had in their planes. The only downside is I have to go back to TX for the six month TEE, a simple two day trip. The long term plan? Keep the pedal to the metal -- get out of the way, folks. I'm not on fire and not getting shot at, so it's a damned good day! https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184929#msg-184929 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:02:55 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184939#msg-184939 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184939#msg-184939
And looks like you have this gig down pat these days, of rolling with both the punches and the blessings! B)

Be well,
Shannon]]> Shannon AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:26:05 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184934#msg-184934 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184934#msg-184934 JayBros AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:07:18 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184930#msg-184930 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184930#msg-184930 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:00:27 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184929#msg-184929 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,184929,184929#msg-184929 JayBros AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:13:24 +0000