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RIP W2R Rich

I had one hip replaced last August and the other in December. Doc does mostly out patient, but I elected for hospital overnight... good thing: first hip spinal anesthesia - got to room, stood up and passed out...stayed 2 nights and all ended well. Second hip general anesthesia.. one night. Now...

A close friend of mine had COPD, 81 y o, was on portable oxygen, tripped and fell over the oxygen tubing at a local deli and broke his hip. During orthopedic surgery they used general anesthesia rather than spinal anesthesia, and he came out on a vent in ICU... passed a few weeks later still in...

Congratulations on 1,314 days!:dance::dance: Rich

W2R, I just saw this thread as I don't "sign on" often. I've added you to my prayer list and wish you the very best. Rich

That is assuming there are 2 adjacent teeth, and if they are healthy teeth without crowns, they would need to be reshaped to accept crowns (part of the bridge). Since teeth have mobility and a bridge does not, after so many years, there is usually decay under the 2 teeth and hence more...

I just saw this thread W2R and prayers have been sent - Best of everything to you - may you be as good as new! You have always had such a positive attitude - admirable! Rich

Silver, I'm assuming it's the battery and either way I would like to have a new one (if needed) back in there to let me know. Just like you, when I did not have aFib or aFlutter for a while, all cardiac meds were stopped including Eliquis. My cardiologist, EP, and PCP all said : "if no aFib, no...

I had a loop recorder placed after my ablation 2 years ago. It recently stopped working (either battery dead or airport security, but I'll find out tomorrow at cardiologist). Anyway, easy peasy. And gives me peace of mind to know that I have not had aFib or aFlutter since the ablation, and if I...

I had an ablation (so far successful for 2+ years) for aFib and aFlutter. I found an electrophysiologist with the help of my cardiologist who had done over 5000 ablations at the time. I think that matters the most from stories of friends I have heard that had unsuccessful ablations. Rich

My cardiologist ordered a Calcium test and it was 5 two years ago - no statin indicated :) so I'll assume that is one thing I have to be less concerned about. Too many metrics... something's gotta wear out. Rich

I was diagnosed with aFib 5 years ago and I then had a Chads-Vasc score of 1, the risk of harm from Eliquis (bleeding internally) was equal to the risk of harm from aFib (both approx 1% annually), so no treatment. Three years later, I also developed aFlutter along with aFib 16% of the day (4...

Any check that I absolutely have to mail USPS, I usually go to the post office and pay the $9.95 priority mail fee to have 'some' peace of mind, and it's rare. I also have a separate checking account with a low balance for such checks without overdraw protection. Unfortunately, this has also...

Doing a quick internet search, 20.4% of Florida drivers are uninsured. In March, 2020, my DGF was driving and we were T-boned by a car going through a red light at ~ 55 mph. The driver was uninsured, DGF's uninsured motorist insurance was a very, very good thing. Rich

Seems like an obvious answer, but I don't know because this is new to me. I do my DGF's simple taxes on H&R Block, but I have a CPA do mine. If I use TT, I have IRA RMD, a side business (Schedule C,), annuities, CDs, and Morgan Stanley mostly. Can I just enter my Morgan Stanley username and pw...

I have had iPhones since the iPhone 6 came out and just learned this --- Thank you! :laugh::laugh: Rich

This brings up a rough memory: In 1980 I was robbed at knife point to my throat by two escaped (from prison) murderers in the garage of my apartment building. Ended up testifying to the Grand Jury. Both events were scary, but life happens. Rich

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Since you can totally FIRE now, you could choose either your present or a similar consulting job only if you would like to have something to do. I FIREd 28 years ago from my primary profession, returned to school to pursue an interest, obtained another degree, did that P/T for 21 years as a...

As a retired dentist, 2 mm is a lot more decay. Take out your ruler and understand what is important is the distance from the surface of the tooth to the pulp. That foundation that your dentist placed may have saved you from a future root canal procedure. And if 2 mm shows on the xray, it is...

However, it seems like a good backup government issued photo ID. Rich

How is this done? It would be horrible as in 2 factor ID? Rich

From what I have been told by my EP and cardiologist, once you have a successful ablation there is no longer a need for blood thinners (You can google that). If aFib returns, then back on blood thinners or another ablation. The CHADS-VaSC rating is for those with aFib, but after a successful...

Yup, my paroxysmal aFib was first diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago, no meds prescribed. This April I was in persistent aFlutter and still paroxysmal aFib. Had an ablation done, was on Eliquis for 4 months and then my implantable monitor found zero aFib or aFlutter since then, so cardiologist and...

and which method have you found better to transfer your data phone to phone: iCloud backup and restore or the newer hold one phone over the other.... etc? Rich