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My husband had his preadmission testing this past Friday. On Monday, he will have a cardiac catherization and Wednesday, an aortic valve transplant. If the catherization reveals blockage, then the surgeon will do a bypass at the same time as the valve surgery. Part of the preadmission testing, was a "class." We met with a nurse, respiratory therapist, cardicac care coordinator and volunteer from mended hearts. They told us what to expect. It is starting to really hit now that this is really happening. After the surgery, my husband will be in cardiac intensive care where each patient has a private cardiac nurse for approximately one day. Once the surgeon feels he is ready, he will be moved to a stepdown unit on the cardiac floor. The nursing ratio on that floor is 1/4. He will have physical and respiratory therapy daily. He will be home in about 7 days, once cumidan levels are regulated. It is hard to believe that at 46 years old, my husband is undergoing such a majoy proceedure. Our children (13 and 16) are starting to get very nervouse about the surgery. Right now, our emotions are all over the place. The fact that he is having his surgery on our 19th aniversary doesn't help. Our future aniversaries will have very special meaning.
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