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My husband had the ross procedure done on December 1st. On about the 4th or 5th he started to go into A-Fib which was controlled by the drug Amiodarone. In order for him to go home they needed to transition him from the iv form of Amiodarone to the pill form to be continued at home. They said...

Hey everyone, i just wanted to let you know my husband is recovering very well!! Because so many people are concerned about his status and i get busy caring for him and our daughter, i have made a web page that is updated daily and covers his status at that time. I encourage whom ever is...

Im VERY happy to say that my husband did an excellent job yesterday during his Ross Procedure. The surgery went very smoothly and i was very surprized to see that 5 hrs post surgery he was talking to me and responding well to the medicine and request of the nursing staff. As of right now he is...

My husbands surgery is tomorrow, getting very anxious. I will be back tomorrow and update everyone on his status. Thank you everyone for your support and kind words, we are very greatful!!

We have chosen to go with the mechanical valve if the Ross procedure can't be done, this was something we chose before meeting with Dr. Ryan. Is it odd that we havent heard from the hospital with pre-op instructions or does that happen the day before? Thanks everyone for your input!

I know, it does sound very odd that i heard about the selected procedure through registration. We had discussed it briefly on our first and only vist with Dr. William Ryan (The heart Hospital of Baylor in Plano), but we didnt really go into much detail as there were still more test to be ran. I...

Will do, Thank you very much!!!

My husband is scheduled for the Ross procedure on the 1st of December. I've been reading up on it and have some questions for those of you that have had this same procedure. I've read it takes longer than the normal valve replacement surgery, about how long is the surgery? Is the recovery...

As i posted Monday, my husbands surgery was put on the schedule for December 1st pending our payment of $3700 was paid. I mentioned what a struggle it was going to be to come up the money since my husband is not working and we have no insurance. Well, after speaking with my father for awhile he...

After weeks of the doctors office dragging their feet, my husband finally got a surgery date of December 1st. Unfortunatley since we are out of work we dont have insurance therefor everything will be coming out of pocket. Today the financial counselor called and said the Ross procedure is gong...

Hello All, My husband had his heart cath yesterday along with the new flu and pneumonia vaccine and is now running a fever. Though its low grade, i called and spoke with the nurse whom said watch the site where they went in to make sure it isnt infected or oozing anything and to come in if his...

So some very good news since my last visit to the site. My husband has been approved for 70% charity to cover the heart cath and valve replacement surgery since he is out of work and we no longer have insurance. What a relief for our finances. He has also been scheduled for a heart cath on...

Yeah, your right that may not be such a good idea. I just want to be there for him and this whole experience so far has not turned out the way i would have imagined it. Since we found out he needed heart surgery, he doest seem to be bothered by it or show any emotions towards it. I guess im...

I want to support my husband in everyway i can. Other than moral support, i was thinking about making a t-shirt to wear the day of surgery, that in some way says something in his support. Is this silly?

My husband is sceduled to have AVR this coming month and Im wondering if there were any special accomidations that you made for your loved one that i should get done before his surgery. I know that i will receive post-op instructions from the doctor/hospital, but they dont go home with the...

My husband and I are curious what the surgical sight/scar looks like after surgery. He is scheduled to have AVR this coming month sometime and this is one of the few things he does want to know. I thought it might be helpful and interesting to see some pictures of what to expect. Nothing to...

Thank you everyone for responding to my post. You all have very valid points and did what was best given the different situations. Because I was so against this, I called the doctors assistant and asked what she thought i should do and what hospital protocol was. She recommended that he not see...

You know what Marcia, I was going to post something on here about seeing the scar/incision sight post surgery (all from men ofcourse). I dont think im prepared to see what its going to be like with my husband on all the machines and with tubes coming out everywhere. Do you remember how long you...

I think because he loves his dad he wants to be there. BUT he hasnt been explained how his dad will look and i just dont think even explaining could prepare him for what he will see. When he told him this evening he started crying, and that was just telling him he was getting surgery, not the...

No date as of now, we applied for a charity program to see if we can get some assistance since im pregnant and dont work and he cant work until after the surgery. The doctor and the business office said regardless of what our financial situation is we would get the surgery done within thenext...