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DeWaynesWife
7/27/06 Thursday 11:35 p.m.
I am happy to let all know DeWayne?s surgery went extremely well today. This reported by his surgeon Dr. Edward Chen at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. at 6:45 p.m. this evening. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, you did it!
Post surgery DeWayne?s blood pressure and vitals are all very good. I could tell Dr. Chen was pleased with the outcome, and it?s encouraging (for me) to see that. We know he is a highly qualified cardiothoracic surgeon and specializes especially in this kind of repair to the aorta and the aortic valve. Wow! We couldn?t have found a better doctor.
The surgery did go a little longer than expected (8 hours instead of 6) which really had us on pins and needles that last hour or two, but the news was good in the end. (The staff at Emory were exceptional too, very informed and helpful at all times.)
DeWayne was in ICU when we left the hospital tonight. We did see him but he was not conscious yet. His color was great, I was happy to see. They did not expect that he would wake for very long and if we were there he would not remember. He was told as much this morning before surgery, so he made Dennis (his brother who is here too, god bless him!) promise to make me come home and sleep. So here I am to write you this note. We?ll tell DeWayne we stayed but that he?s just forgotten <g>. He can find out later when he reads this post.
We look forward to seeing him early on Friday and to begin recovery now.
I am so happy we are past this hurdle. Just barely, but we?re there now. He?s going to get better quickly because he has good spirit and because I?ll be behind him pushing.
Thanks again to all for your posts in the valve selection formum where he started here. Know it truly means a lot to DeWayne (as well as myself). Where he goes, I will always go too.
With warmest regards,
Gwen (aka TwisterG, DeWayneswife)
I am happy to let all know DeWayne?s surgery went extremely well today. This reported by his surgeon Dr. Edward Chen at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. at 6:45 p.m. this evening. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, you did it!
Post surgery DeWayne?s blood pressure and vitals are all very good. I could tell Dr. Chen was pleased with the outcome, and it?s encouraging (for me) to see that. We know he is a highly qualified cardiothoracic surgeon and specializes especially in this kind of repair to the aorta and the aortic valve. Wow! We couldn?t have found a better doctor.
The surgery did go a little longer than expected (8 hours instead of 6) which really had us on pins and needles that last hour or two, but the news was good in the end. (The staff at Emory were exceptional too, very informed and helpful at all times.)
DeWayne was in ICU when we left the hospital tonight. We did see him but he was not conscious yet. His color was great, I was happy to see. They did not expect that he would wake for very long and if we were there he would not remember. He was told as much this morning before surgery, so he made Dennis (his brother who is here too, god bless him!) promise to make me come home and sleep. So here I am to write you this note. We?ll tell DeWayne we stayed but that he?s just forgotten <g>. He can find out later when he reads this post.
We look forward to seeing him early on Friday and to begin recovery now.
I am so happy we are past this hurdle. Just barely, but we?re there now. He?s going to get better quickly because he has good spirit and because I?ll be behind him pushing.
Thanks again to all for your posts in the valve selection formum where he started here. Know it truly means a lot to DeWayne (as well as myself). Where he goes, I will always go too.
With warmest regards,
Gwen (aka TwisterG, DeWayneswife)
