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Wow, what a week. It is hard to believe one week ago I was headed to Dallas to go out to dinner, watch a movie and try and get some sleep before the surgery.
First of all, thanks for all of your prayers, thoughts and responses to my wife's thread. They really mean a lot.
My surgery was one of the first for the day. I went in for pre-op about 6:00 and into the operating room around 7:15. I was in surgery about 6 hours. Fortunately when I woke up the tube was already out. All I remember about ICU is how dry my mouth was and screaming (literally) for ice or water. Apparently when I woke up the first time I was thrashing around quite a bit, so they had to "reboot" and knocked me out for a while longer. I went to a private room Tuesday morning and I don't remember too much about that day. Wednesday started off good but I quickly turned pale and lost any energy I had. I was close to being given extra blood but it was decided not to do it. Thursday and Friday I made steady progress and got to come home yesterday.
Dr. Ryan was able to do the Ross Procedure liked we had hoped for. He said all the tissue looked really good and I was a perfect candidate for the Ross. He said the old aortic valve was in bad shape and it was definitely time for it to come out. The echo and chest echo later in the week showed everything to be working okay. I had a little bit of a "rub" and was given some steroids. Apparently the steroids caused me to have some grey spots in my vision that are still around. Dr. Ryan said as I am weaned off of the steroids, the spots should go away.
As soon as I got home I put the valves to a test. I watched my Texas Tech Red Raiders beat Oklahoma on the last play of the game. That last drive was unbelievable as any of you who may have watched it can attest to.
Well I guess that's all for know. It sure doesn't take long to get worn out from doing what seems to be just a little effort.
I will try to update later. Thanks again.
First of all, thanks for all of your prayers, thoughts and responses to my wife's thread. They really mean a lot.
My surgery was one of the first for the day. I went in for pre-op about 6:00 and into the operating room around 7:15. I was in surgery about 6 hours. Fortunately when I woke up the tube was already out. All I remember about ICU is how dry my mouth was and screaming (literally) for ice or water. Apparently when I woke up the first time I was thrashing around quite a bit, so they had to "reboot" and knocked me out for a while longer. I went to a private room Tuesday morning and I don't remember too much about that day. Wednesday started off good but I quickly turned pale and lost any energy I had. I was close to being given extra blood but it was decided not to do it. Thursday and Friday I made steady progress and got to come home yesterday.
Dr. Ryan was able to do the Ross Procedure liked we had hoped for. He said all the tissue looked really good and I was a perfect candidate for the Ross. He said the old aortic valve was in bad shape and it was definitely time for it to come out. The echo and chest echo later in the week showed everything to be working okay. I had a little bit of a "rub" and was given some steroids. Apparently the steroids caused me to have some grey spots in my vision that are still around. Dr. Ryan said as I am weaned off of the steroids, the spots should go away.
As soon as I got home I put the valves to a test. I watched my Texas Tech Red Raiders beat Oklahoma on the last play of the game. That last drive was unbelievable as any of you who may have watched it can attest to.
Well I guess that's all for know. It sure doesn't take long to get worn out from doing what seems to be just a little effort.
I will try to update later. Thanks again.
