Hi Everyone,
Well I'm now 7 days post op and still in the step-down unit. It feels a little like I didn't get to graduate with my class. All went as planned with the surgery (Bovine valve replacement for my BAV and repair of the 5.6 cm aneuryism) but there was concern in the ICU due to a slow and erratic heart beat. My heart has always been on the slow side, but never erratic. They have been on-the-fence over whether to install a pacemaker, so they have kept me here a couple of extra days so far for further evaluation. The procedure has been scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) but they said that is just a reservation at this point since the final decision hasn't been made. Evidently they think it is a first stage heart block...something about the electrical signal taking too long getting from the atrium to the ventricle. Well have a wonderful day everyone.
Well I'm now 7 days post op and still in the step-down unit. It feels a little like I didn't get to graduate with my class. All went as planned with the surgery (Bovine valve replacement for my BAV and repair of the 5.6 cm aneuryism) but there was concern in the ICU due to a slow and erratic heart beat. My heart has always been on the slow side, but never erratic. They have been on-the-fence over whether to install a pacemaker, so they have kept me here a couple of extra days so far for further evaluation. The procedure has been scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) but they said that is just a reservation at this point since the final decision hasn't been made. Evidently they think it is a first stage heart block...something about the electrical signal taking too long getting from the atrium to the ventricle. Well have a wonderful day everyone.