surgery date June 20th @ Stanford University Medical Center

[CThrock]

Keep me in your thoughts & prayers having both Arota & mitral valves fixed.
Hope to be home in a month or so also have pulmorary hypertension. Fill pretty good a little nervous at times. Thank you all for your encouragement.Try to keep you posted as best I can. :)

[geebee]

Welcome Crystal,
We will certainly keep you in our prayers. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help.
Have you decided on the valve type, do you have someone to be with you when you get home from the hospital?
A few things to think about.

[Superbob]

Hi Crystal, and welcome to this welcoming place. Sending good thoughts your way and will keep you in my prayers. This is a good place to find not only encouragement but information. If you have questions, chances are someone will come along who can answer from experience and/or study.

Cheers,

[jiniani]

Hi crytal,

Welcome to the forum. I'm new here and learning so much by reading the post from the members. I'm planning to do my surgery at Stanford as well. Tentatively 1month after ur date.

[Blanche]

Crystal:
It's good to see you here. Please have one of your loved ones keep us posted from Stanford. Wishing you the very best and hoping you will be back in Tucson before you know it.
Kind regards,
Blanche

[joanne6]

Glad you found us before your surgery. There are so many people on this site who can help and support you. Please keep posting until you leave for the hospital. If possible have someone post that evening so we know you are OK.

[Georgia]

Welcome to the site, Crystal. This is a scary & life-changing event and can be pretty over-whelming. Hope you have the time to look through various posts, and if you have questions, ask away.

[Phyllis]

Welcome, Crystal. I took the liberty of adding you to the calendar so we can cheer you on to a complete recovery. I know you will find lots of support and information here and we wish you the best.

[lisa jeanne]

Wish you the very best. My surgery date was supposed to June 20th too! I found out yesterday that it has been changed to June 28. Very frustrating! I am having mitral valve repair/replace. Take it easy as you will sure be in my thoughts and prayers.

Lisa, snoopy, and riley

[Blanche]

This is the message Crystal sent me for valvereplacement. She is currently in Mountain View,CA awaiting surgery on June 20, at Stanford Medical Center.

Wanted to give you an update for the forum. We are here in Cal. Met with the surgery
team. Had to do a few more tests will finish them up on Monday. Cant believe that I am here its been so long waiting. My nervousness has settled down a bit. Feel pretty good. It will be nice to feel good again. They said I wont be here as long as was told
I can do my rehab when I get home with my cardo doctor that was real good news.
Feel that Im in real good hands. Had a Echo today which helped them see more how my hypertension is doing. Still said both vavles need replaced. so not much change there. Talk to you more later after surgery dont have acsess to a computor the whole time. Thanks again for all your encouragement and help. God Bless. Crystal

I don't know how to reach Crystal, but any messages that people send to her will be saved for her return to Tucson, unless an email becomes available sooner.

Blanche

[gijanet]

Please send Crystal our best wishes for a smooth op and an even smoother recovery. We will add her to our prayers. Hugs.J.

[diegocentrico]

you probably wont read my message before the surgery but i wish it goes in best way . you will be in my prayers .

solmaz

[Kathleen]

Crystal
I will be sending very positive thoughts your way on the 20th. It sounds like you have a great group of doctors and a wonderful attitude going in. My mitral and aortic valves celebrated their 21st birthday this year.
Kathleen

[Mary]

I'm late to this thread, but I'm sending positive thoughts your way.
God Bless and Godspeed.
Mary

[HarryG]

I am late as usual but my thoughts and prayers are with you! Take your time in recovery!

[Superbob]

Just wanted to send my best thoughts and prayers to Crystal, too. Sounds like she's at a great facility, and will be a good candidate for cardiac rehab when she returns home from the surgery. Wish her all the best.

[Georgia]

Good thoughts & prayers on their way for you, Crystal. The other side of the mountain is a much better place to be.

[Andrew'sMom]

Good Luck Crystal. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers!