I Am An Open Heart Surgery Survivor-Reprise

Originally posted on July 25, 2017 on the 1st anniversary of my open heart surgery How It Began It all started 7 long years ago with a routine physical when I turned 65 in 2009 . An echocardiogram revealed an ascending aortic aneurysm and some regurgitation in my aortic valve. A CT scan report showed...

Update On My Medical Expenses

  I'm reposting this today, since my first medical bills have started to arrive. It's been 3 weeks since my surgery and bills so far amount to over $700. We've only raised $150 and we are grateful for that. My wife Susan has been on family medical leave without pay, so we have no income for...

Medical Expenses

I am having total knee replacement of my right knee on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The surgeon has told me that it will require a hospital stay of 2-3 days. Medicare will cover only 80% of the costs and my Blue Cross supplemental Advantage Plan requires copays of $300 per day for the hospital stay...

I Am An Open Heart Surgery Survivor

How It Began It all started 7 long years ago with a routine physical when I turned 65 in 2009 . An echo-cardiogram revealed an ascending aortic aneurysm and some regurgitation in my aortic valve. A CT scan report showed the aneurysm to be relatively small and the valve leakage to be minimal. I had...