On 6/11 I had my aortic vavle replaced, my mitral vavle repaired and a MAZE procedure. I was released today and feel pretty good.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Vincent Gaudiani and his team. They are absolutely great. I spent a lot of time looking for the best and believe I found him. Both pre-surgery and post exceeded all my expectations.
My aortic valve is a Medtronic Mosaic Porcine. The mitral was repaired with a Medtronic Duran Ancore Annuloplastry Ring, I spent a lot of time on the valve selection issue.
I was on the heart-lung machine for about 95 minutes but out of the picture for about 12 hours.
One of the things that got me throught all this was this site. I am a data freak and I really appreciated the info. and well-wishes I received from all over the world.
Next comes the rehap.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Vincent Gaudiani and his team. They are absolutely great. I spent a lot of time looking for the best and believe I found him. Both pre-surgery and post exceeded all my expectations.
My aortic valve is a Medtronic Mosaic Porcine. The mitral was repaired with a Medtronic Duran Ancore Annuloplastry Ring, I spent a lot of time on the valve selection issue.
I was on the heart-lung machine for about 95 minutes but out of the picture for about 12 hours.
One of the things that got me throught all this was this site. I am a data freak and I really appreciated the info. and well-wishes I received from all over the world.
Next comes the rehap.