leecrowley
Active member
Hello everyone. Lee asked that I post after his surgery and let you all know how it went.
The operation was successful and Dr. Ryan was able to do the Ross procedure. He said everything looked great and the donor valve doesn't leak at all. All in all the operation took 7 hours from entering the OR to arriving in the ICU. There was no recovery room in between.
Lee is in ICU right now and hopes to move to a regular room tomorrow (Wednesday). If all goes well, Dr. Ryan says he can go home Saturday. He is very uncomfortable and says his left collar bone hurts a lot. He is still in somewhat of a "funk" and doesn't open his eyes much, although he seems to be speaking and thinking clearly.
I'm sure tomorrow will be a better day.
If anyone would like to send him a message, I will check in from time to time and pass them on. I'm sure he would love to hear from some of you. This site has been such a great help to us all.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. If there are any updates in the coming days, I will be sure to post.
Take care!
Debbie Crowley (the wife)
The operation was successful and Dr. Ryan was able to do the Ross procedure. He said everything looked great and the donor valve doesn't leak at all. All in all the operation took 7 hours from entering the OR to arriving in the ICU. There was no recovery room in between.
Lee is in ICU right now and hopes to move to a regular room tomorrow (Wednesday). If all goes well, Dr. Ryan says he can go home Saturday. He is very uncomfortable and says his left collar bone hurts a lot. He is still in somewhat of a "funk" and doesn't open his eyes much, although he seems to be speaking and thinking clearly.
I'm sure tomorrow will be a better day.
If anyone would like to send him a message, I will check in from time to time and pass them on. I'm sure he would love to hear from some of you. This site has been such a great help to us all.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. If there are any updates in the coming days, I will be sure to post.
Take care!
Debbie Crowley (the wife)