clydesdale
Member
Hello All,
Sorry I havent been posting i was busy with all pre-op test. I had my Cardiac Cath done on Tuesday and they said no blockages and everything looks good except for the obvious!
I also wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts on the different type of valves and options, i took your advise and had another sit down w my heart surgeon on Thursday. We discussed the different options but after all the variables we have decided on the bentall procedure using a mec valve and the dacron tube( i think its a tube!)
Anyways didnt sleep much last night but got a little and i am hoping that I get a little tonight. I am going out to watch the football game today with my brother in law to get out of the house and then just hang out a little tonight maybe go for some dinner with the wife. In the morning my wife and her friend are driving me to Toronto to St mikes for 9pm checki-in and a the surgery will take place at noon and will be aprox 6 hours in duration.
I wanted to thank you all for all of your prayers and positive thoughts and messages, as I stated before that your responses were positively overwhelming and tremendously helpful in preparing for this battle. I am a little excited, a little anxious, a little scared but mostly prepared for the next journey of my life.
Anyone else who is reading this for their first time or who is new to this board I encourage you to write down your thoughts and your issues openly and honestly so you can find the peace from this forum that you need in your soul to get prepared for open heart surgery. They have all been through some aspect of this and have helped me sometimes in little ways and sometimes in huge ways in just a few post/comments. Sometimes its comforting just to know that your not alone.
Thanks everyone and i'll let you know how it went in a couple of days.
Todd
Sorry I havent been posting i was busy with all pre-op test. I had my Cardiac Cath done on Tuesday and they said no blockages and everything looks good except for the obvious!
I also wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts on the different type of valves and options, i took your advise and had another sit down w my heart surgeon on Thursday. We discussed the different options but after all the variables we have decided on the bentall procedure using a mec valve and the dacron tube( i think its a tube!)
Anyways didnt sleep much last night but got a little and i am hoping that I get a little tonight. I am going out to watch the football game today with my brother in law to get out of the house and then just hang out a little tonight maybe go for some dinner with the wife. In the morning my wife and her friend are driving me to Toronto to St mikes for 9pm checki-in and a the surgery will take place at noon and will be aprox 6 hours in duration.
I wanted to thank you all for all of your prayers and positive thoughts and messages, as I stated before that your responses were positively overwhelming and tremendously helpful in preparing for this battle. I am a little excited, a little anxious, a little scared but mostly prepared for the next journey of my life.
Anyone else who is reading this for their first time or who is new to this board I encourage you to write down your thoughts and your issues openly and honestly so you can find the peace from this forum that you need in your soul to get prepared for open heart surgery. They have all been through some aspect of this and have helped me sometimes in little ways and sometimes in huge ways in just a few post/comments. Sometimes its comforting just to know that your not alone.
Thanks everyone and i'll let you know how it went in a couple of days.
Todd
