Recent content by J Mazer

I had surgery replacing the aortic valve and the aortic arch in November 2013 at St Joseph's in Atlanta. While everything took a little longer than I expected, I came out great and now nine months later am feeling okay. As for my history, I had an ileostomy in 1973 and I think that while the...

I had surgery in November at St. Josephs which is now part of the Emory Healthcare system. I was in ICU for about a week and I was extremely pleased with the care I received. The nurses were all top quality as was the facility. My surgery was done by Dr. Chen and he had recently moved from...

After a 10 day stay in the hospital 7 of which were in ICU, I am delighted to say that I feel marvelous. The surgery involved one bypass, replacement of the aortic valve, and replacement of the aortic arch. For the first few weeks I held myself to two 15 minute walks a day based on my...

I was operated at St Josephs by Dr. Chen in early November shortly after the move from Emory. Due to a few post op complications I spent a week in the ICU. I can not express enough praise for the Cardiac ICU unit at St Josephs. The care was excellent and the response time was instant. I do...

I must have missed around 12 hours after surgery which lasted somewhere between 6 and 8 hours. However the side effects from anaesthesia lasted for several days leading to some amazing hallucinations. Even after a week my mind was still not totally clear. After 1.5 weeks everything finally...

I sat on a couch for the first three days home and then switched to a recliner. I am much more willing to sit up a long now, and getting up to walk is a lot easier

I returned Wednesday for a 10 day visit to St. Josephs Hospital in Atlanta. By surgery was conducted by Dr.Edward Chen of Emory. I had a mechanical replacement of my bicuspid aortic valve (St. Judes, a replacement of the aortic arch (which was said by surgeon to be AT 5.5 mll at some point)...

I finally figured out how to get registered. All the comments I have read are incredibly helpful. I chose a surgeon in Atlanta based on my cardiologist's opinion and the surgeon's experience with my issues including BAV, Aortic dilation, and one blocked artery. I cannot say I am frightened...