So, on September 6th, Sue's and my perfect Saturday morning beach trip was interrupted by a 9-hour stay in ER because of a stupid, little stroke. A few scans and doctor visits later, on October 14, the had a heart anyuerism and a patent foramen ovale riveted closed through a great laproscopic procedure. I got to watch the doctors insert an AMPLATZER® Multi-Fenestrated "Cribriform" Septal Occluders into the upper chambers of my hear. This device has two discs and a thin middle or waist. It riveted shut the 15mm hole in the wall between those chambers. I believe I'm now more fit than I have been my whole life. Here's some great videos of how this device works:
