I just made the 3 hour trip back from St. Louis. On June 30,09 I had AVR CEPM Bovine and my assending aorta srunk witha dacron wrap. Aftaer 4 units of bloold I went back ind to have a leak repaired. After that the hospital saty was uneventful/ (Thankd goodness). I was released today July 7. hopefully mmy recovery will continue to go well. I felt better on thr trip home than I have snice the surgery. Even with all my research and support from this site there is nothing that can prepare you for the actual event. I hope this fixes me because I don't know if I could talk myself into it again. am very tired so Just wanted to give this update.