TomG
Active member
Hello to all,
Just wanted to update everyone on my surgery and post-op went,
The day before the BIG DAY, September 13th, 2012 I had called
my cardic surgeon and asked him for something that he could prescribe to my pharmercy to help me sleep as I was starting to
get somewhat nervous about my OHS for my Mitral Valve Repair as I knew that it would indeed change my life forever. So he
prescribe Xanex for me, so my friend from California who had come out to help through this whole OHS experirence from a few
days before my OHS until September 30th, 2012 then she is going back to California and let me tell you this, if it wasn't
for her I do not know how I EVER would of gotten through all of this, she is what you call a "TRUE FRIEND" which is almost
unheard of nowadays! Well that night I took a shower and then another with that special soap that they give you and also had
to do it again the morning of the operation. When morning came I was still getting more and more nervous, not so much of the
actual surgery but of what to expect afterwards. I had to be at the hospital at an ungodly hour of 5:30am a bit early for
me. So that morning I got up took a shower with the special soap and took a photo of my chest knowing that it will be
changed forever in a few hours but I knew I had to do what I had to do otherwise I could die. So we drove to the hospital
and signed in and they did their usual pre-prep for surgery and my friend from California had to wait in the surgery waiting
room until the surgey was over. As I got wheeled into the OR it was somewhat scary but more fasinating as I wanted to the
the OR a few days before as I wanted just to get an idea of what was in store for me but I could not swing it because of
legal issue plus there were surgeries going on the day I wanted to see it. Well I was fully awake when they wheeled me into
the OR and they slide me onto the OR table which at that point was heated and then I got to see what I wanted to see a few
days before. I got to see the heart and lung machine that they will be using when they stopped my heart for the operation. I
seen all the surgerical instruments that they were going to be using sitting out on a sterile table, I also got to see the
ventilator that I will be on during the surgery and a few hours after I wake up after the operation. After about maybe ten
minutes or so they started the medicine that would put me to sleep and that is all I can remember of that day as the surgery
started about 9:00am or so until about 2:30pm and I did not start to wake up until about 7:00pm or so that night. I was
still on the ventilator and remained on it until the following day. It was a relief when they finally did take it out that
following morning. I was in ICU for four days as I developed some minor complications which were my blood preesure was low
something like 70 over something and also my O2 level was in the low 80's and so they put me on oxygen. I eventually had to
have a broncilascope done to clear out my left lung of fluid that developed during and after the operation. So after four
days in ICU they were able to move me in a regular room and maintaion close monitoring of my vital signs. I slowly improve
and when one of my doctors came in on Wednesday September 19th and said I will be able to go home on Thursday and I said how
about today and he said if all the tests are okay he said fine, well later on that day we were told that I could go home so
once all the paperwork was completed they wheeled me to the front enterance of the haypital and my friend from California
was they with my car to pick me up and take me finially discharged from the hospital and going home. At this point I just
want to thank the following people:
Dr. Stephen Weiss (My Cardiac Surgeon)
Dr. Carlos Ortega (Assistant Surgeon)
The Entire staff at "Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa"
***A "SPECIAL" thanks to my CLOSEST Truest friend anyone could have" Jolene G from California"
TomG
Just wanted to update everyone on my surgery and post-op went,
The day before the BIG DAY, September 13th, 2012 I had called
my cardic surgeon and asked him for something that he could prescribe to my pharmercy to help me sleep as I was starting to
get somewhat nervous about my OHS for my Mitral Valve Repair as I knew that it would indeed change my life forever. So he
prescribe Xanex for me, so my friend from California who had come out to help through this whole OHS experirence from a few
days before my OHS until September 30th, 2012 then she is going back to California and let me tell you this, if it wasn't
for her I do not know how I EVER would of gotten through all of this, she is what you call a "TRUE FRIEND" which is almost
unheard of nowadays! Well that night I took a shower and then another with that special soap that they give you and also had
to do it again the morning of the operation. When morning came I was still getting more and more nervous, not so much of the
actual surgery but of what to expect afterwards. I had to be at the hospital at an ungodly hour of 5:30am a bit early for
me. So that morning I got up took a shower with the special soap and took a photo of my chest knowing that it will be
changed forever in a few hours but I knew I had to do what I had to do otherwise I could die. So we drove to the hospital
and signed in and they did their usual pre-prep for surgery and my friend from California had to wait in the surgery waiting
room until the surgey was over. As I got wheeled into the OR it was somewhat scary but more fasinating as I wanted to the
the OR a few days before as I wanted just to get an idea of what was in store for me but I could not swing it because of
legal issue plus there were surgeries going on the day I wanted to see it. Well I was fully awake when they wheeled me into
the OR and they slide me onto the OR table which at that point was heated and then I got to see what I wanted to see a few
days before. I got to see the heart and lung machine that they will be using when they stopped my heart for the operation. I
seen all the surgerical instruments that they were going to be using sitting out on a sterile table, I also got to see the
ventilator that I will be on during the surgery and a few hours after I wake up after the operation. After about maybe ten
minutes or so they started the medicine that would put me to sleep and that is all I can remember of that day as the surgery
started about 9:00am or so until about 2:30pm and I did not start to wake up until about 7:00pm or so that night. I was
still on the ventilator and remained on it until the following day. It was a relief when they finally did take it out that
following morning. I was in ICU for four days as I developed some minor complications which were my blood preesure was low
something like 70 over something and also my O2 level was in the low 80's and so they put me on oxygen. I eventually had to
have a broncilascope done to clear out my left lung of fluid that developed during and after the operation. So after four
days in ICU they were able to move me in a regular room and maintaion close monitoring of my vital signs. I slowly improve
and when one of my doctors came in on Wednesday September 19th and said I will be able to go home on Thursday and I said how
about today and he said if all the tests are okay he said fine, well later on that day we were told that I could go home so
once all the paperwork was completed they wheeled me to the front enterance of the haypital and my friend from California
was they with my car to pick me up and take me finially discharged from the hospital and going home. At this point I just
want to thank the following people:
Dr. Stephen Weiss (My Cardiac Surgeon)
Dr. Carlos Ortega (Assistant Surgeon)
The Entire staff at "Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa"
***A "SPECIAL" thanks to my CLOSEST Truest friend anyone could have" Jolene G from California"
TomG
