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Originally Posted by leprous_hand
hahah nice. I enjoy me some R. Kelly.
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Originally Posted by JayTeeMe
Can you start turning tricks?
It'll get paid for one way or another. Write a Congressman.
Hmm, I will set up an erotic services post on craigslist and let you know how it goes.
There aren't many corners I can work on
Good idea, I wonder if I can use one of those PPA letters and kill two birds with one stone.
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Originally Posted by Quicksilvre
What, exactly, will they do to you during surgery? Are they just going to cut the two fused-together valves apart or what?
No, there are two options available for me as far as the surgical procedure goes. My aortic valve will need to be replaced by either a mechanical or tissue valve. The tissue valve lasts only about 10-15 years, but isn't very good for younger people because they get wore out quicker due to the increased activity in young folks. So I will be getting a mechanical valve that is actually designed to outlast me. So when I'm dead and just skeleton, my heart valve will still be there.
The actual procedure goes like this. They saw my sternum down the middle then open up my chest. Once they do this they open up the pericardium, which is basically a sack that holds your heart there. Then they put me on a cardiopulmonary bypass machine which will circulate the blood and oxygen through my body since I won't be able to do it. They then cut out the aortic valve and replace it with a mechanical valve. Then hopefully all the kings horses and all the kings men can put fredd-bird back together again. Typical hospital stay is a couple weeks with no complications and post-op care I discussed earlier with the restrictions.