I am back and I was so calm I almost fell asleep! Thank you lot!**bg**

DougeR...thanks for the laugh...politics was far from my mind. I sang little positive songs in my head, throughout (I am walking in the Light; I walk in beauty; and a couple of others.) I also watched and heard all different aspects of my heart. Saw the mechanical valve and heard it, too. It is LOUD. I also saw a shot of all four chambers. It was fascinating what little bit I could identify without bothering the tech too much. Rog watched, too.

Used to be it took longer as they put it all on videotape. Now, they do it all digitally, so they get specific shots, lots of them, the doc can bounce around looking at them, comparing, etc. without having to rewind the tape, etc.

Also turns out they normally order an echo six months after surgery which never happened with me.

I do visualizations of my heart, too. My current one is of a beautiful red rose about halfway open. In the centre is my darling grandson, Morgan, with a beautiful smile looking right at me. I could just see that in my mind's eye whilst there.

Mudcatters are awesome! Thank you, so much. I will keep you posted, but do not anticipate anything untoward just as the cardio's PA said.

love yew,

kat