I made it!!

[MarkRose]

Well, it wasn't easy, and I'm taking one day at a time, but my surgery was on Jan. 6. I had the Ross Procedure, NO Coumadin!!!! and a part of my aorta replaced. I'm doing well, and left the hospital yesterday, Jan. 10th.
Now it's all about being patient while I recover and the scars heal.

Dr. Paul Stelzer did the surgery and he is the GREATEST!!!!!!!
In fact, he saw me today because I felt my incision was swelling a bit, and he pushed around his schedule.

I would like to thank you all for your encouragement and support during the past 3 months since I joined the board. It really bucked me up!

All the best, Margaret

[WendyD]

Hello Margaret, so glad to read your post !!
Congratulations & Welcome Home !
Wishing you a speedy recovery , take it easy.
Very Best Wishes
Ernie & Wendy

[PapaHappyStar]

Good to hear of another sucessful Ross ( ... and by Dr. Stelzer no less ), hope you get a trouble free lifetime from it.

All the best,
Burair

[Ross]

Welcome home Mark, sounds like everything went well. Now take darn good care of yourself and welcome to your new lease on life.

[aussigal]

welcome back Margaret...

resting resting resting...

THEN enjoy your new lease on life

we shall post and you can read while you rest !:D

[Phyllis]

So glad to see you post, Margaret. Have a good recovery and report back when you feel up to it. We wish you the best.:)

[Cris N]

Margaret,
So good to hear from you. Glad it all went well... now concentrate on recovering. You've heard the routine: eat, breathe, walk, rest. Repeat. Keep doing that & you'll be good as new in no time.

Cris

[hensylee]

good news. Aren't you happy to be home! We are. Blessins......

[PJmomrunner]

Welcome back, Margaret. All the very best and only the best to you as you recover!

[Praline]

Thank you for posting. I wish you a speedie recovery . I will soon be joining you. My pre-op is today with surgery schduled for January 18th.
Go rest now.

[Mary]

Another satisfied Dr. Stelzer patient! Isn't he a wonderful man? Congratulations on a successful Ross procedure, Margaret!:)

[Karlynn]

Welcome home Margaret! Glad you had a successful surgery. Now just remember that recovery is slow. Don't push it. Walk, sleep, eat, breath!

[Dustin]

Just brilliant.

[catwoman]

Congratulations!

[baldstuart]

Congratulations on your Ross Procedure! Take care and REST!!!!:D

[Georgia]

Don't forget to breathe and walk.

Congratulations.

Geesh - I don't think I was on the computer the first day I got home!!!!

[jkn2kids]

Congratulations on your quick exit from the hospital!!! I'm glad your Ross procedure was successful.Heal well and easy

[Marguerite53]

Congratulations! Good news. Come back and talk when you're up to it!! Well done!!

Marguerite

[joanne6]

Welcome to this side of OHS. So glad you did well and are home. Keep in touch now that you have come through the surgery.

[knightfan2691]

*frowns*

Compared to my last surgery, you beat me home by one day..... I had my surgery Monday, January 6, 2003, but wasn't back home until Saturday, January 11, 2003.

*grins*

CONGRATULATIONS!

So good to see you back. Now, REST!


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[Makro]

Welcome home and welcome to the Ross procedure -club. So, when you say home, does it mean you're back in Brazil? In any case, rest as much as you can between activities like walking, breathing, reading etc. Isn't it amazing what they (the surgeons etc) can do these days?

[tobagotwo]

Congratulations and happy homecoming. I have always felt that, next to a successful, permanent repair, a successful Ross procedure is the best possible outcome.

Great belated holiday gift!

Best wishes,

[Glenda]

Margaret, I love these kind of posts. I'm so glad that you are on the other side of the mountain. Keep up the good work!

[Debrinha GT]

Hi there everyone! Just a couple of lines to let you all know that Margaret continues to do great! We talked on the phone this afternoon and she said that although she's feeling a bit tired and still has some pains she's doing great! We've also started talking about meeting before my trip to NZ at the end of April. Anyway, she should be back in Brazil around the middle of next month. That's it for now and I'll keep you updated as I hear either from her or her husband.
Débora