Waiting room door swinging shut behind mewell: Aortic Valve and Aneurysm surgery in 10 hours!

[StevepH2012]

So had call at mid-day to say bed available and Covid test negative. Packed bag before 30 min drive to hospital for 2:30 arrival.

Now settled in at Harefield Hilton - kick-off 7:30am tomorrow , pre-match warm up of shave & shower @6:30

So far it's been fine (apart from no visitor rule making for tearful drop-off):

- meet & greet - calm and smooth

- wait for bed filled with form filling and attaching of no less than 3 ID bracelets

- then more forms, coffee & choosing dinner

- canula and blood letting (matching for transfusìon being main thing)

- more forms

- nice dinner (Chicken tikka)

- chat with surgeon

- more forms (including consent etc)

- X-ray (CT scan operator gone home but one from 11 July recent enough)

- more forms (during which my companion nurse for the duration (Lola) revealed she had miss-heard my age as 66 earlier.

- chin to ankle 'front shave'

- hibiscus scrub shower

- another blood because one of the bunch taken earlier did behave properly

- possessions inventory

It seems no more tonight - not even forms.

Steve

[ITSINTHEBAG9]

Very best to you Sir. I'm sure all will be well. Keep with us all on here but rest up first.

[RoyM in reply to ITSINTHEBAG9]

Good luck Steve....ride that horse home!!! Roy

[Alisbabas]

Good luck

[swingyourpants]

Been there, done that mate. Just suck it up and your next phase is getting over it. It hurts for a day or two, I'm not sure if I mentioned on my day of discharge I went to the pub with my mates. I couldn't open a packet of peanuts but the Stella went down well.

[StevepH2012 in reply to swingyourpants]

Lager lout! I'm hoping for bitter and scratching!

[Gladwyn]

Wishing you all the best. 😀

[Purple1935]

Good luck Steve, you’ve got this far& probably worried yourself more as to whether it would get cancelled.

Now you can let them take over the reins! Best wishes to you

[Stevo1979]

Good luck, the shave was so embarrassing for me especially when it was a Celtic fanatic shaving a Rangers fan during visiting hour!!

Hope all goes well and speedy recovery

[StevepH2012 in reply to Stevo1979]

Being quite hairy there many jokes about taking smart lines to show the surgeon

[kingsnorth]

Good luck keep us posted x

[Tubbylardo]

I had the exact same surgery 7 weeks ago. Good luck.

For me, waking up after was the most part - all been gravy since then.

[StevepH2012 in reply to Tubbylardo]

I know what you mean - I think the first I said to the nurse in recovery was 'so I'm alive then'

[Plum53]

Wishing you well and a speedy recovery . Take care going forward .....at your own pace X

[84green]

Good luck and look forward to hearing all about it when you’re recovered

[TMeditation]

You must be done and dusted by now - how very exciting! Everyone wishes you well. I had aortic valve replacement last year and to be honest I had more pain after having my wisdom teeth out! However take it easy during your recovery it’s easy to think you can do more than you really should . Very best wishes 🙏

[080311]

Good luck Steve, every good wish to you.

[IrisCarter]

Hope everything goes well!

[Samgeorge]

Sending love and best wishes for a successful operation and a speedy recovery xx

[Hidden]

Sending you my very best wishes x

[Bichon76]

All the best I hope it all goes well for you x

[Kez2020]

Hi Steve - thinking of you. Can’t wait for an update 😊

[Hidden]

No sweat: I had the valve replaced via TAVR and 3 stents. It took 30 minutes and no anesthesia. No local and I got to watch on the monitor. Went home the next day, drive the next. Almost 4 years ago.

[Magicmog12]

Good luck-I had had aortic and mitral valve sorted just as lockdown was starting to wake up in ITU when I heard staff singing "When the going gets tough" It kept everyones spirits up! Getting over it is the worse part I find myself getting quite impatient; 4months down the line Im hoping to return to work on a phased return next month

[Cliff_G]

Hi Steve, hope everything went to plan. Elective operation is always best. Don't do it the way I did!