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Originally Posted by saddlesores
when i was 40, i went in for my regular cholesterol test. things were going well, hdl/ldl was okay, triglycerides
a tad high. then doc says.....you seem fine. um, you know about that murmur right? oh-oh.

doc at the va gives me an echo, says that valve's gotta go. not this year, or the next. within ten for sure.
aortic valve actually only held out for five years.......
Exactly what I'm talking about.

There are no guarantees of tomorrow. I figure I should live as well as I can now. I've noticed that as I've gotten closer to fifty "long term planning" has taken on a whole new meaning.
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