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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy husband is going to the emergency room.
He will be admitted for aortic valve surgery. I did not know where to put this.
Bye for now.
catbyte
(34,367 posts)a kennedy
(29,644 posts)splat
(2,294 posts)Imagine good outcomes.
malaise
(268,885 posts)Doctors are very good at this these days.
TEB
(12,840 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)spanone
(135,816 posts)Best Wishes!
nolabear
(41,959 posts)I know from experience. Mr. bear has had a ton of stuff done over the last 20+ years and hes doing great.
renate
(13,776 posts)He's being taken care of--this is harder on you right now than it is on him. Just remember that he's in good hands.
Sending best wishes and saying a prayer for him (I didn't know which you'd prefer).
Keep us posted.
CousinIT
(9,238 posts)Wishing him the very best and a complete and fast recovery!
Fingers crossed for him!
Bettie
(16,086 posts)and his recovery is rapid! Good luck.
still_one
(92,116 posts)lpbk2713
(42,751 posts)I was in Cardiac Intensive Care for five days about two and a half years ago but I'm doing pretty good now. Today's medical science is the closest thing to miracles we humans have.
Ilsa
(61,692 posts)I know it's scary.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)DUs in the waiting room with you
DemSoc
(52 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)sheshe2
(83,728 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)marble falls
(57,063 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,286 posts)Apollyonus
(812 posts)He will be home soon enough and in better health. Hang in there.
vishnura
(247 posts)Hekate
(90,633 posts)Nevilledog
(51,064 posts)This is an amazing community and we are here for you and your family.
Healing vibes coming your way
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)get welll
TrishaJ
(797 posts)slumcamper
(1,606 posts)AVS is quite routine and highly successful these days. It used to be nip and tuck.
My mother had it in June '17. Pig valve! She was out in a day, her recovery went well, no complications--and it saved her life.
All will go well and be well!
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Among friends.
Good luck to you and your husband.
I'm sure everything will be fine. I ended up in the emergency and wound up ok after a triple-bypass.
These doctors know what they're doing.
sdfernando
(4,929 posts)Hoping for a speedy and complete recovery.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)your husband. If it doesnt look right say something. My mother passed away 15 years ago during placement of 1 stent. Myself, my father and brother,all lawyers who know something about medicine all stood there and watched as my mother bled to death. She should not have died. It made such an impression on my son that he decided to go to medical school and wants to be a cardiologist. I wish you luck and alll the best.
in2herbs
(2,945 posts)Jane Austin
(9,199 posts)Wonderful procedure, and I didn't feel a thing, during or after.
It's a medical miracle, as far as I'm concerned.
Tell him to enjoy his stay in the hospital.
DFW
(54,335 posts)Hope to see (both of) you when it's done.
Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)Thanks so much for letting us know.
gademocrat7
(10,654 posts)pazzyanne
(6,546 posts)Stay strong and take care of yourself.
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)I'm sending healing juju your way. I have been in the hospital, off and on, with mom for four days. She's had surgery twice now, once the 27th and again today. An ultrasound she had in the ED revealed a cyst full of ecoli on one of her kidneys, that was six times the size of the kidney. We are so lucky she didn't go into septic shock.
I truly hope that the doctors in your husband's case are able to help him as much as the doctors here have helped mom.
Thinking of you, murielm99.
All the best.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)brer cat
(24,555 posts)and his recovery is rapid. Take care of yourself too, Muriel.
FSogol
(45,471 posts)LisaM
(27,800 posts)How scary for you.
BadGimp
(4,013 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Botany
(70,483 posts)Demsrule86
(68,539 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Cha
(297,123 posts)Vibes to your husband, Muriel!
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)Heart surgery these days is not as big of a deal as it once was.. The fact that they know exactly what to do and that he was treated quickly should be a plus for him..
hugs to you both
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Liberal In Texas
(13,542 posts)Had a quintuple bypass in May and rode my bike 3 times this week.
Keeping fingers crossed for you and your husband.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)take care it will still be some time of not ordinary days for you both. Ask for help from anyone who offers
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,745 posts)It will be good for both of you
Take care of yourself and update us when you can.
democrank
(11,092 posts)Take good care~
MichMary
(1,714 posts)devoted to Heart Valve Surgery. A support group. Lots of info, lots of empathy.
Best of luck to you and your dh.
The Conductor
(180 posts)I had the same surgery in June, now having a cow valve (yes, really). It went well, and I am now in pretty decent shape to hang around another couple of decades. The first weeks are not easy, as everything hurts from having your chest opened up the same way they pop the hood of a car, but I had no memory loss or other side effects, so that went about as well as it could. It takes a little working through, and you have to be patient. Cardiac Rehab is a great idea, and a good way to get back normal function and flexibility, even if it starts a bit slow. For the first couple of months, I was good for about 4-6 hours a day, then napping again. OK now though, and up to walking and doing pretty much as I like.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)We are here for you!
sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)All the best.
denvine
(799 posts)Sending positive thoughts!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)FirstLight
(13,359 posts)I'm sorry and I wish there was more I could do to help
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)frogmarch
(12,153 posts)for you too. I hope all turns out well. We all do.
cpamomfromtexas
(1,245 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,713 posts)Doctors are really good nowadays...personal experience...quad bypass....aorta surgery...my wife was my rock. First person I thought about coming out of anesthesia.
Niagara
(7,595 posts)Along with healing vibes. Please keep us posted.
airplaneman
(1,239 posts)It significantly improved the quality of his life but is a 6 month to a year recovery process. I wish the best for all of you and a steady recovery.
-Airplane
TexasTowelie
(112,089 posts)Please keep us informed as to the outcome of the surgery.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,731 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)We are all here with you in this super crowded DU family waiting room, wishing your husband a speedy recovery.
JHan
(10,173 posts)Keeping you and your husband in my thoughts.
woodsprite
(11,910 posts)albacore
(2,398 posts)... and I'm still kicking. I had lots of other surgeries - I beat up my body pretty good - and this was the worst. I say that not to scare you, but to prepare you.
It's one of those bungee-jump things. NOT a roller-coaster... that's too smooth. The ups are really high, and the downs are really down.
Luckily, the best hotshots in the business, from the nurses and doctors to the most modern equipment is there to take care of him. The surgeons are megalomaniacs who will NOT let their patients die! The nurses have seen it all before, and are totally cool with the setbacks and are ready for them.
Think of it this way. Without surgery i had 2 months to live.... probably the same with your husband. Now I bike 20 miles with no sweat....about 70 miles a week, I can do 60 minutes at the gym going full bore, and I feel great. (Oh... I'm 75.)
That's where your husband will be in 6 months. Never mind what they tell you...that shit hurts. And he'll be tired. But he'll get better and better. Not day by day...but week by week he'll get his strength back. And maybe more strength than he's had in years. My little pig valve will outlive me.
Be worried... that's fair. But don't despair. He's joining the "zipper on the chest" fraternity. There's lots of us.
Lots of good wishes going out to him - and you.
rurallib
(62,406 posts)bluestarone
(16,900 posts)irisblue
(32,961 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)And take care. Hope to hear good news soon.
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)All the best.
davsand
(13,421 posts)Cardiac is very scary stuff in spite of how very skilled the docs are now. Carrying you in my heart.
Laura
JudyM
(29,225 posts)And strength for you
blogslut
(37,997 posts)csziggy
(34,135 posts)I had my aortic valve replaced last year - just went for my one year check up and everything was perfect.
Sending healing thoughts!
Grasswire2
(13,565 posts)Lots of wonderful people who are very supportive and informative. Called Zipper Club.
And be encouraged. My pal who had aortic valve replacement three years ago at age 66 has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro last year and is right now climbing Mt. Meru (14,000 feet).
So many people do so well with cardio rehab after surgery and feel better after a few weeks.
Best wishes.
denbot
(9,899 posts)Vibes
sellitman
(11,606 posts)Keep us posted.
Hugs.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,580 posts)Lots of good advice and vibes in this thread, which sure is in the right place!
Enoki33
(1,587 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,562 posts)I have what I hope is helpful news, though. I had both my aortic and mitral valves replaced, as well as a piece of heart muscle ruined by Staph A. That was in the spring of 2010.
This past spring, my annual go-round with my cardiologist led him to utter this phrase "Like a teenager."
I'm 66.
If you can, start looking for an electric liftrecline chair. A GODSEND for someone who has just had their sternum split in two, and can't use their hands or elbows to got to their feet. Also good for napping, which will also be prevalent.
My sincerest best wishes to you and yours!
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)Hoping he is ok🤗
usaf-vet
(6,178 posts)Recovery will be slow. If he has the valve replaced with an artificial valve he will in all likelihood need to be on blood thinner for the rest of his life. He will have to have monthly finger stick blood test. 20 mins tops. To check his INR.
Good luck!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)And it went well . He was fine afterwards . Here is hoping that it goes well for him
kozar
(2,108 posts)I have been told I should be dead, double pulmonary embolisms,
Mrs K was told same, the big C
and we have a hcp daughter who "they said" wouldn't live past 20 years,, she just turned 30.
We are hoping for you and understand the immediacies of your situation, and you are now in our thoughts
Koz
gopiscrap
(23,736 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)joet67
(624 posts)BigBearJohn
(11,410 posts)NNadir
(33,512 posts)oasis
(49,370 posts)kpete
(71,981 posts)pandr32
(11,574 posts)malthaussen
(17,184 posts)-- Mal
Tikki
(14,556 posts)Tikki
lapucelle
(18,239 posts)May all good things come your and your husband's way.