May 30, 2025 / Posted in  Gore Tambe, Technology

Preparing for TEVAR with TAMBE: The Questions I’m Asking Before Surgery

Hi, I’m Chris. In about four weeks, I’ll be undergoing TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair) using the TAMBE device by Gore Medical. After being diagnosed with a complex thoracic aortic aneurysm, I began making health-focused changes—like managing my blood pressure with medication—and diving into research to understand what lies ahead.

If you’re facing a similar TEVAR procedure, you probably have a lot of questions too. To stay informed and involved in my own care, I created a checklist of the things I want to ask my vascular surgeon. Sharing this list might help others prepare and feel more confident as they approach this major step.

???? TEVAR & TAMBE: Questions to Ask Your Doctor

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May 3, 2025 / Posted in  Gore Tambe, Technology

The way I’m managing is by not focusing on the details. Back in April, with the help of my doctors from Stanford, I decided to schedule my surgery to get a Gore Tambe to address my lower thoracic aortic aneurysm. At the beginning of 2025, I couldn’t tell you the difference between the upper and lower aortas. I’m quite aware of my lower thoracic aorta now and I’m anxiously waiting for June 26. That’s the day my lower thoracic aorta is taken out of service and I no longer have a 10% chance of rupture every year.

When I think about the actual Tambe endoprosthetic, I still get anxious. I’m going to be living the rest of my life with a complex, multi-branch stint inside my aorta. Instead, I focus my thoughts on the positives:

1. I was lucky enough to find this early...

April 3, 2024 / Posted in  AI, Technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t just for robots in movies anymore. It’s quietly seeped into our everyday lives, making things smoother, smarter, and sometimes even a little spooky. But how exactly is AI impacting us? Let’s dive into the fascinating world of AI and see how it’s transforming our daily routines.

Your AI Assistant: From Recommendations to Reminders

Think you don’t interact with AI? Think again! That helpful voice suggesting Netflix shows you’ll love? AI. The spam filter keeping your inbox clean? AI. Even the autocorrect on your phone – yep, AI. These are all examples of machine learning, a type of AI that learns from data to improve its performance...

March 10, 2018 / Posted in  Cars, Reviews, Technology, Uber

Time for a road trip. But’s let’s not take our boring car, let’s rent something special. Instead of the same old rental car, I want to choose my exact make, model, and year. Welcome to the new shared economy, and peer-to-peer car rental is already here. My family and I had a trip to Tahoe planned and we decided to try industry leader Turo out to see if using the app and service was worth it. We definitely liked the car and the trip went well, but I couldn’t help comparing the experience to my previous car rental experience. I’ll go through our journey in detail in this Turo review, and cover 5 reasons Turo won’t delight you like Uber or Lyft.

Reason #1 – You might not get the vehicle you expected

In my opinion, the best thing about Turo is the variety...

October 1, 2017 / Posted in  Bitcoin, Technology

We are reading plenty of articles about Bitcoin every day. Depending on the week, the price of Bitcoin is either crashing or soaring. It is either taking over or burning out. The thing is, Bitcoin is hard to understand if you do not have a basic understanding of economics, computers and how cryptocurrencies work. As a result, there are plenty of myths about Bitcoin circulating in mainstream press and blogs. Before going through the 5 myths about Bitcoin, let’s see more facts about Bitcoin in the infographic prepared by experts from Bitcoin Play.

Myth 1- Bitcoin is Anonymous

It is safer to say that Bitcoin users are operating under their 34 digit addresses and it is not obvious who is acting under each address...