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tim update tim update Hi everyone. I am so sorry I have not posted an update until tonight. As I am sure you can imagine I have been so tired and cannot even log on to the computer after getting home at night from getting home from the hospital. Tim?s ventilator was finally turned off on...

update #2 update #2 Hi all! Here?s an update,,, My husband is doing better today, but is still on the ventilator (day #4). His fever is down to 100.4 and the tremors have stopped. The results of the CAT scan came back and it did show some areas of the right part of the brain that indicated...

update update Hi all and thanks for your thoughtful responses. My husband is doing better today, but is still on the ventilator (day #3). He had a 104-degree fever over night and he was having convulsion like tremors throughout the night. They gave him a cat scan today to see if they can see...

Hi all. My husband had surgery to replace his ascending aorta yesterday (1/17). He is 30 years old and this is his third surgery. The first was in ?77 to fit an aneurysm between the chambers of the heart and to repair his aortic valve. The second was to put in a st. jude valve in ?95. I was...

Being Normal Being Normal All, Sorry for stealing my wifes ID but I have not created and account yet. I would be the guy in the picture above. Ash, My name is Tim I have been suffering from Aortic Valve Disease since birth as many. I had my second surgery that replaced my aortic value...

thanks thanks Thanks Carista, Oddly enough the pre-op package he received from the hospital has very little info in it. I will take a look a amazon.com to see if anything looks good. I also have this website which is great. People have been very helpful. Thanks again. Jen

Can anyone recommend books to read on what to expect after surgery? My husband goes into surgery on Tuesday, 1/17 and I want to know what to expect afterwards. I pretty much have been told what to expect for the first few weeks, but after that I wonder. My biggest fear is the depression that may...

Thanks everyone for your replies. It is true, the cancellation could be due to many factors and the vacation excuse could be just what he is telling his patients. Even if it is the case, i will feel better knowing that he is being operated on by a sureon that had a few extra days of skiing and...

Hi all - I am new to this website and having only discovered it a few days ago have already realized that it will be very valuable to me. My husband is having his third surgery on his heart. He was born with a heart defect and was operated on when he was 2 1/2 and then again when he was 20 to...