Larry's Posts

Larry- You said it - waiting is the worst! Hang in there. Medical professionals and facilities don't miss a beat. Your procedure will go off without a hitch! This virus isn't their first and won't be their last. The only people who seem to be keeping perspective are those who are knowledgeable enough to separate media hype from scientific evidence. This will all be behind you before you know it! Stay positive! ❤

Waiting is the worst, Larry, but soon you will begin counting the hours instead of days. I put together several jigsaw puzzles the week before surgery. The Medical community does an amazing job keeping the facilities virus free. The evening before my surgery was when the first case of Corona Virus was announced in the US, in the hospital where I had the surgery! Best of Luck and we will be praying.

Yes, the whole thing is difficult. What does your cardiologist and/or surgeon say about traveling by air for surgery? If I was to travel, especially for surgery, I would probably wear a mask, and carry an arsenal of sanitizer with me. I know I tried not to contact anyone sick prior to my surgery.

Your mitral valve situation sounds a lot like mine. I was at Northwestern. They did a perfect repair, and the chords that had broken just got cut out with the bad part of the leaflet. Still 0% leakage of the repair last time they measured, like 14 months after the surgery. You can't go wrong at CC.