Mark's Recovery Progress
Mark's Recovery Progress
Mark continues to recover at Yale. We have been walking the halls and tonight he finally ate a small meal which I think is a big deal as his appetite and sense of taste has been a struggle since the surgery. His surgeon ended up doing the St. Jude valve, replaced his aorta all the way up into the aortic arch, had to bypass the LAD coronary artery due to debris from the bad valve, and also had to replace part of the subclavian artery as well. His surgery took 8 hours but he made it through like a champ. Needless to say after being spread open for so long, he has quite a bit of chest and shoulder pain. Looks like he will get discharged either tomorrow (Monday 11/10) or on Tuesday. I'm sure it won't be long before he's on the computer again. Thank you all for your support. It's amazing to me how many families struggle through this ordeal. I'll let you all know when he's back home. His wife, Kelly