Jillie, three years ago this May 10th, I had open-heart surgery to replace a worn-out, maybe that way from birth, aortic valve. It's been a long haul to recover from but I now have a LIFE with renewed LIFE instead of lying around dying from congestive heart failure.:-) I am REALLY happy about that and this thread has gone a long way in helping me in the next phase of my recovery, i.e. eating sensibly AND exercising. Thanks for asking.

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