Time for a Valve Job

[Ray]

Re: Time for a Valve Job

Great news!!

[4LOWBIRDS+7]

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Great news, now I hope he is back here with us soon.

[AZTB]

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Thanks Christine...give your dad a "gentle" hug from all of us here at TBN.

[merlot4]

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Great news, Christine, thanks for the update.

[007Cruiser]

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Hi everybody! It's sure good to be home. I had terrific care at the hospital, lots of prayers, and excellent support from friends and family. I get around fairly well but still have a bit of pain. I know that all I need is some time. Doc showed me a photo of the old valve, it was toast. I don't know how I was walking around. I'm very optimistic that this is a new lease on life. Thanks for all of those prayers and thoughts.

[SixPac]

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Hey Gene, glad to see you back. Take care of yourself and follow orders from everybody (that includes TBN members).

[Mintgrn]

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Welcome home Gene. I'm glad all went well and you have Kathy and my prayers for a comfortable and uneventful recovery.

[4LOWBIRDS+7]

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Great news and i know you will be be living a better quality of live.

[redbirdsal]

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Hi Gene! Glad to read you're up and about! Take it easy...

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[007Cruiser]

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It's now a week out since surgery. I've made great strides in that week. Today was another milestone as I was able to shower and dress on my own.

[Guest]

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Great news Gene !

[V8 Cat]

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Gene,
Glad to know you are coming along like a champion. Was the robotic da Vinci surgical system made my Intuitive Surgical used on your valve? My wife had a mitral valve repair in 2000 with that system - it saved having to break the breast bone and made recovery much faster. I wasn't sure if that system could be used on a complete aorta valve replacement like you had. I'll have to tell my story on "stock" thread sometime about my experience with Intuitive.

[007Cruiser]

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No robot, Claude. They're beginning to do them via catheter for patients that are not well enough for normal surgery.

http://rwjuh.edu/tavr/

[V8 Cat]

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Gene,
I watched the video, and it is amazing. I'm glad you were in good enough shape to get the one with open heart surgery though. Best of luck with your continuing rehab. Sounds like it is going super.

Claude

[MATBird]

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Great to hear all is going well for you Gene and nice to see you posting again.
Wishing you continued success in your recovery