Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Recovering in Intensive Care


My husband was very brave as he went through the door to the operating room. This was as far as I could go with him. Heart warriors and their surgeons know this is their battle, and it is for  loved ones to stand by as bravely as they can, waiting to welcome them again when surgery is over.

It was a long, complicated surgery, as we understood it would be. It is no small thing just to safely open the chest in someone who has had three prior heart surgeries, let alone deal with the issues once inside.

It was also a marvelously successful surgery. Full blood flow was restored with a new valve in place, and as night turned to morning, his heart recovered beautifully from the surgery. As I write he is breathing on his own, awake and alert. There are more milestones of recovery to achieve, but this is everything we hoped for at this point.

Once removed, it was clear that the failing bovine valve only had one leaflet still functioning. In addition,  some kind of scar tissue had grown around the intake side of the valve. This also obstructed the flow. Clearly his heart had valiantly coped with this restricted blood flow, but had reached its limit, making surgery urgent if it was to be at all.

Today, on the other side of that Door of Hope, we are together once more, still in intensive care, but we dare to dream of futures days together once more.




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  1. We are sending love to you both....Holding your hand as you held ours....Wishing you both all the best in the days to come in your recovery. Love Chuck and Cheri Sheridan

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