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Monthly Archives: October 2007

Normal Size Heart

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Jim’s told me today that he recently saw Dr. Michele Hamilton for his regular heart check and there was some good news: Jim’s Heart is Normal Size This was a big surprise to Dr. Hamilton. Prior to the transplant, Jim’s heart was enlarged and this almost ruled him out as a transplant candidate. Further, I [...]

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Jim’s Weight to 153

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Jim has been working at gaining weight and he weighed himself this week in the buff and his weight is 21 pounds higher than his lowest weight since the transplant. Yeah! Hurrah!

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Happy 30th Birthday

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Today we all celebrate Jim’s 30th birthday, and Jim has always seemed “older” than he was. It seems that Jim went through things at a much younger age than most people. At 18, he was told he would die. Within the next year, that would be repeated numerous times, but he didn’t die. A year [...]

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Don’t Forget Your Flu Shots

Friday, October 5, 2007

They have always recommended people around Jim get flu shots, and it’s that time of year. They are not easy to get at your doctor, but you can get them at supermarkets and pharmacies for around $20. I am tempted to make a snarky comment about US health care but I won’t.

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Transplant Costs To Date

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Just wanted to give an update on the insurance reimbursements eight months after the transplant. AETNA has paid approximately $168,000 for medical and another $34,000 for prescription drugs since the Feb 1st transplant. There have been over $2.5 million in medical claims submitted for the transplant with 93% of them “Not Approved”. Some of the [...]

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Jim Better – Back at Work

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Spoke with Jim earlier today and he was feeling much better and back at work. It is actually harder to get him on the phone when he is feeling well. Great his immune system was able to fight off this latest bug.

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Jim has a cold

Monday, October 1, 2007

Jim has been nursing a cold for the last two days. He doesn’t have any fever which is good news. UCLA said to keep monitoring the temperature and let them know if any fever develops or if he coughs up anything. Jim has been mostly sneezing and has had some headaches. Jim didn’t go into [...]

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