Hello, I just wanted to let everyone know that I am home after my surgery. I had my surgery done by Dr. Gerald Lawrie who works out of the Methodist Hospital in the Houston Medical Center. He is a top-notch surgeon who worked side-by-side with Dr. Michael DeBakey for over 25 years. He is also a super nice guy who goes out of his way to make sure all questions are answered and you feel truly informed about how things are going. I had decided on a tissue valve, and he highly recommended the Mosaic porcine valve. I hope it is a good match for me. I have a 3 1/2 inch incision scar that seems to be healing nicely. I have developed a slight fever since comming home; I hope that is from the stress of everything going on today. The doctor also wants me to start on a fairly active walking program, but I think I might scale it back a little the first few days to see how I am getting along. I know I am not over the mountain yet, but I think I have taken a big step in that direction. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers; there is no doubt in my mind they were a huge help to me. I will keep everyone posted with my progress and pitfalls, and hope you will have patience to answer some questions for me down the road. God bless you all.