Dads heart valve surgery
More tender mercies were poured out upon us! Dad's TAVR - transcatheter aortic valve replacement, went perfectly! I came down late Wednesday night and slept over at their house. We had to be to the hospital at 6:00AM. Once we got checked in they told us it would probably be around 12-1:00 until Dad's turn. But then at 9:30 they came and got Dad and said they were ahead of schedule. Dr. W checked on Dad. During his procedure, Mylissa and Shantelle showed up. An hour later, they came for us and said that Dad was back! It was incredible. Dr. W said the valve just slipped right into place. Dad had to lay on his back for 6 hours. He was a champ because he did great with the bedrest. His groin sites looked great. There was no bleeding. During his procedure, I took Mom down to my unit. Lynda was working so I introduced Mom to Lynda. Later in the day, Lynda asked if she could come up and meet Dad. When we walked into the room she said "you're exactly how I like my men..naked and in bed." Everyone laughed. Lynda was so kind to come up and meet Dad. Mom and Dad LOVED Lynda (but everyone loves her). She's so kind and personable. It meant so much to us to have Lynda line up Dr. W and then to come and check on Dad. She's the best!!! Dr. J stopped by to check on Dad and was very pleased with how everything had gone.
After six hours, the nurse let Dad sit up and eat a sandwich. Dad did so great! He had minimal pain but didn't take any pain medication for it. They transferred Dad to the step down unit around 6:00 because he was doing so great. At 7:00, we left Dad and took mom to get some food. We had a great time enjoying dinner together. Then we went and got cheesecake to take home with us. It was so fun to spend the day together and lean on each other for support. Dad and Mom were really happy we were there. The next morning, Mom and I were there by 10:00. Dad had walked around the unit a couple of times. He was up and ready to go home. Dr. W stopped by and said Dad was ready to go home. We will be forever grateful for the great care we received! Dr. W is the best! Dad was discharged around 11:30. He wore his nice docker pants when he left the Hosptial. I told him he needed something more comfortable. As soon as he got home, he changed into his jogging suit. We told Dad that he needed to listen to the doctor and take it easy this next week. That's going to be the hardest part for him. We've been so blessed. Once again, countless tender mercies were given to us today.
More tender mercies were poured out upon us! Dad's TAVR - transcatheter aortic valve replacement, went perfectly! I came down late Wednesday night and slept over at their house. We had to be to the hospital at 6:00AM. Once we got checked in they told us it would probably be around 12-1:00 until Dad's turn. But then at 9:30 they came and got Dad and said they were ahead of schedule. Dr. W checked on Dad. During his procedure, Mylissa and Shantelle showed up. An hour later, they came for us and said that Dad was back! It was incredible. Dr. W said the valve just slipped right into place. Dad had to lay on his back for 6 hours. He was a champ because he did great with the bedrest. His groin sites looked great. There was no bleeding. During his procedure, I took Mom down to my unit. Lynda was working so I introduced Mom to Lynda. Later in the day, Lynda asked if she could come up and meet Dad. When we walked into the room she said "you're exactly how I like my men..naked and in bed." Everyone laughed. Lynda was so kind to come up and meet Dad. Mom and Dad LOVED Lynda (but everyone loves her). She's so kind and personable. It meant so much to us to have Lynda line up Dr. W and then to come and check on Dad. She's the best!!! Dr. J stopped by to check on Dad and was very pleased with how everything had gone.
After six hours, the nurse let Dad sit up and eat a sandwich. Dad did so great! He had minimal pain but didn't take any pain medication for it. They transferred Dad to the step down unit around 6:00 because he was doing so great. At 7:00, we left Dad and took mom to get some food. We had a great time enjoying dinner together. Then we went and got cheesecake to take home with us. It was so fun to spend the day together and lean on each other for support. Dad and Mom were really happy we were there. The next morning, Mom and I were there by 10:00. Dad had walked around the unit a couple of times. He was up and ready to go home. Dr. W stopped by and said Dad was ready to go home. We will be forever grateful for the great care we received! Dr. W is the best! Dad was discharged around 11:30. He wore his nice docker pants when he left the Hosptial. I told him he needed something more comfortable. As soon as he got home, he changed into his jogging suit. We told Dad that he needed to listen to the doctor and take it easy this next week. That's going to be the hardest part for him. We've been so blessed. Once again, countless tender mercies were given to us today.
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