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Karen7
Hi Everybody,
I had my surgery Tuesday and I have thought about many, many of the threads I read here and boy, was I grateful for this resource and for all of you. I ended up making a last-minute change of valve plans -- literally within 12 hours of surgery. My surgeon called after viewing the pre-op MRI and he said the next surgery might be a problem due to the nature of my aneurysm repair and I thought my husband and mother were going to break from the stress of the impending operation. I was thinking I was too impatient and independant deal with coumadin and the dietary restrictions (by the way, when I told my son(12) that possibly I would need to limit my spinich and broccoli consumption, he thought I was joking -- it sounded too good to be true!) The day before surgery made me really re-think what I would put my family through, not to mention myself, at least three times if I were to continue to go with tissue valves.
Dr. Conte says his wife is exactly my age and if it was her, (or himself) he would choose the mech valve. We have a lot of kids and I wanted to keep the option of having one more open but it was only that, a possibility of maybe wanting one more some day in the future. Right now, seven seems like plenty.
Just before entering the OR, we asked for the mechanical valve. I am the last person that I thought would do this but ever since, I have had that peace that comes with making a good choice for myself and the people closest to me.
And, I don't know if it's just me, or if it's the latest of carbomedics valve, but I don't click
. Just a little un-looked-for bonus in a big decision.
I had my surgery Tuesday and I have thought about many, many of the threads I read here and boy, was I grateful for this resource and for all of you. I ended up making a last-minute change of valve plans -- literally within 12 hours of surgery. My surgeon called after viewing the pre-op MRI and he said the next surgery might be a problem due to the nature of my aneurysm repair and I thought my husband and mother were going to break from the stress of the impending operation. I was thinking I was too impatient and independant deal with coumadin and the dietary restrictions (by the way, when I told my son(12) that possibly I would need to limit my spinich and broccoli consumption, he thought I was joking -- it sounded too good to be true!) The day before surgery made me really re-think what I would put my family through, not to mention myself, at least three times if I were to continue to go with tissue valves.
Dr. Conte says his wife is exactly my age and if it was her, (or himself) he would choose the mech valve. We have a lot of kids and I wanted to keep the option of having one more open but it was only that, a possibility of maybe wanting one more some day in the future. Right now, seven seems like plenty.
Just before entering the OR, we asked for the mechanical valve. I am the last person that I thought would do this but ever since, I have had that peace that comes with making a good choice for myself and the people closest to me.
And, I don't know if it's just me, or if it's the latest of carbomedics valve, but I don't click
. Just a little un-looked-for bonus in a big decision.
