maprince231
Member
Hi All,
Planning to have my surgery in August at Duke with Dr. Hughes. I've selected the On-X valve and Dr Hughes will be going with a Dacron graft. Based on everything I've read, as long as things go well, I'm expecting ~5 days in the hospital, 4-6 weeks before I can drive, and then ~12 weeks before I go back to work.
I've been a lurker for a while here while I was in the monitoring state, but figured now was a good time to join.
If anyone has any thoughts, suggestions, feedback on doctor/hospital/selections, or things for me to consider outside of artificial vs tissue, please let me know
Planning to have my surgery in August at Duke with Dr. Hughes. I've selected the On-X valve and Dr Hughes will be going with a Dacron graft. Based on everything I've read, as long as things go well, I'm expecting ~5 days in the hospital, 4-6 weeks before I can drive, and then ~12 weeks before I go back to work.
I've been a lurker for a while here while I was in the monitoring state, but figured now was a good time to join.
If anyone has any thoughts, suggestions, feedback on doctor/hospital/selections, or things for me to consider outside of artificial vs tissue, please let me know