Jane's Guestbook

Jane Buttram  Thank you Jeanie and Ellen for your encouragement. Ellen I've thought about you so much this week and hope your recovery is going well thus far.

Jane Buttram  Thank you, Adam. I'm so glad to stumble upon this site. I have already gained a lot of knowledge I needed, particularly about after-surgery experience.

Richard Puckett  Hi Jane from a fellow Pensacolian! I had mitral valve repair and one coronary bypass graph done on June 17. If I can help you in any way, please feel free to contact me. You can go back and read my journal of my experience with this surgery.

Jane Buttram  Hi Richard. Thank you for your offer of help. I am a patient of Cardiology Consultants at Baptist Hospital. I have a bicuspid aortic valve, so aortic stenosis has crept up on me over the years. Dr. Videau feels like last echo indicates surgery is now imminent. Today I had a CT to look at the aorta which with bivalve often is compromised and the lung since I was a 40-year smoker. On Sept 6th I will have a cath to determine if there are any blockages (since I had a heart attack in Nov,2000). My husband & I then will have an interview with Dr Bailey who is one of the 3 heart surgeons associated with Cardiology Consultants 2 days later. I am very interested to learn your reasons for choosing Cleveland Clinic (of course I know how well renowned it is) rather than using a local surgeon. I really want to stay at home if the risks of having the surgery at Baptist Hospital, Pensacola don't convince me otherwise. Your thinking on not having your surgery in Pensacola will be helpful to me. Thank you for your response on this or any other concerns about staying home for this surgery.