almost_hectic
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So many things to talk about on this topic. I found out minutes prior to going under that there was a change of plans. Not only was I to get a new On-x valve but aorta repair as well, bonus that wasn't known about til surgeon reviewed CT scan. And lastly because of my irregular heartbeat concern he was going to clip some appendage or something of the heart while he was in there. All this meant new plan, still considered minimally invasive I guess but the surgery was the mini sternotomy, rather than between the ribs as was planned to leave my sternum and ribs intact. Surgeon didn't tell me directly but told my folks after surgery that I was VERY lucky that I got surgery when I did. He said I was a walking time-bomb! All that's behind me thankfully now onto recovery