Surgery Tomorrow!!

[AKAFrench]

Hello to all,

I am going in for my OHS tomorrow (4/29/16), and looking forward to it...I think?! I am at the Mayo in Rochester, MN, and I love the facility. Yesterday I went through the standard pre-op procedures, and today I will be meeting with the surgeon.

I want to thank everyone that has responded to my posts and everyone that has posted to this site, reading everyones' experiences and getting feedback on my own has given me a great outlook on this surgery and a strong mind to move forward with. We are an awesome group of people and need to keep moving forward!

I will keep everyone updated on the procedure and progress during recovery! Thank you to all again! I'll catch y'all on the flip side

 

[neil]

good luck see you soon

 

[epstns]

Good luck! You'll be fine - you're in good hands "up" there in Rochester. That is one of the leading facilities for heart surgeries in the U.S. (But. . . you already knew that.)

 

[Midpack]

Good luck!!

 

[almost_hectic]

Stay strong, be well!

 

[ForeverThankful]

Best of luck! And wishing you a speedy recovery!

 

[honeybunny]

Best wishes for a successful surgery; see you later!

 

[jjay32]

best wishes and looking forward to your post op report!

 

[Seagal]

Looking forward to your amazing post op report, very best wishes for your surgery!

 

[AKAFrench]

I'm going to give everyone a quick post op report on this thread and then go into details in the post op forum...I'm happy I can post there now!
First off, I want to thank everyone for their good wishes before the surgery, and I know all the good energy and vibes helped me through!!
Secondly, the surgery went awesome! I am a proud owner of a New 25mm On-x Mechanical graft, it was taken a little getting used to the sounds, but just happy to be awake! Got out of the hospital today, for a total of five days in. Very happy with the outcome and look forward to my full recovery. Nailing the walks already!

 

[aetos]

Nice and great to hear. You sound great!

 

[RTZdad]

Congrats! Awesome to read that that you're nailing the walks. It will make a big difference in your recovery. Here's to a smooth recovery.

Tom

 

[honeybunny]

Wonderful!

 

[ForeverThankful]

Congrats! You sound great!

 

[rob1010]

Thanks for your update. Glad everything went great!

Did they do your surgery through a minimal incision?