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Dylan Florioposted a photo

3173 days ago

Steven Dean, Joanne Casserly, Kevin Shackelford and 8 others reacted to this

No longer 20 beats per minute

Priscila Marino Horray!!!!great new Dylan!!!! Wishing you well!!

Joanne Casserly Congrats! :)

Catie B Good, good stuff. Congratulations, Dylan! And mom! Keep healing, guy!

Lilly Black Very cool! so happy for you, Dylan :o) and Mom of course.....I have a son too, so I know what it's li ... Read more

Lilly Black Very cool! so happy for you, Dylan :o) and Mom of course.....I have a son too, so I know what it's like, Dylan's Mom.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3173 days ago

Darlene Smith, Kate Watson, Wanda Mroz and 1 other reacted to this

Dr Rahul Doshi Put in Dylan's pacemaker

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3173 days ago

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Rita Savelis Oh, yes, I had that one for 10 days! So glad your pacemaker surgery is behind you now.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3173 days ago

Adam Pick, Joanne Casserly, Kate Watson and 2 others reacted to this

External pacemaker that will be removed today

Joanne Casserly It's truly a piece of cake, just relax, all will be fine, very small slit, they doing pacemaker/defib ... Read more

Joanne Casserly It's truly a piece of cake, just relax, all will be fine, very small slit, they doing pacemaker/defib? It's what I have and well, you'll see. Good Luck Dylan and don't worry.

Catie B Thinking of you, Dylan, and Mom!

Kate Watson I hope everything went great and he can get on with healing!

Dylan Florio

3175 days ago

Martha Hutcheson Glad you came through your surgery and are recovering!

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3175 days ago

Ron Broadhead, Rita Savelis, Conrad Skowronski and 11 others reacted to this

Joanne Casserly OMG how great is that, it looks like they took you outside! Lookin good, God Bless and hang in there ... Read more

Joanne Casserly OMG how great is that, it looks like they took you outside! Lookin good, God Bless and hang in there.

Steven Dean Hope it goes well today and that everything is looking up from here on out.

Kate Watson Wow he got to go outside! They wouldn't let me out! Fresh air is so healing when you are cooped up in ... Read more

Kate Watson Wow he got to go outside! They wouldn't let me out! Fresh air is so healing when you are cooped up in the hospital I think.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3175 days ago

Ron Broadhead, Joanne Casserly, Kevin Shackelford and 4 others reacted to this

Going outside

Dylan Florio

3177 days ago

Happy He passed The 500 line

Bridget Sawmiller Great job! Keep it up! Prayers for continued recovery!!

Conrad Skowronski You go, Dylan!!!

Maureen Breault Great job with that breathing apparatus!! I hated that thing but did it anyway; I could push 500 at f ... Read more

Maureen Breault Great job with that breathing apparatus!! I hated that thing but did it anyway; I could push 500 at first ; you'll get there, patience and practice. For a fitness instructor and triathlete(me); that was defeating!
You've got to think about what you're body and mind has been through and celebrate the little achievements!
Take care and I'm thinking about you, yiur mom, and girlfriend!

Lilly Black Awesome! you are doing great! I didn't like it either cause it was tough. But day by day I saw the pr ... Read more

Lilly Black Awesome! you are doing great! I didn't like it either cause it was tough. But day by day I saw the progression and I felt better and better. You got this, Dylan!

Pj Alexander Way to go!! It's a challenge and hard to do but a little each day. I kept doing it weeks after surger ... Read more

Pj Alexander Way to go!! It's a challenge and hard to do but a little each day. I kept doing it weeks after surgery & felt proud when I hit the top.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3177 days ago

Bridget Sawmiller, Conrad Skowronski, Adam Pick and 5 others reacted to this

Steven Dean Keep up the good work on the spirometer!

Nap Garcia Keep it up Dylan, seeing all your pictures and you are doing great!

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3177 days ago

Bridget Sawmiller, Conrad Skowronski, Joanne Casserly and 2 others reacted to this

Day 2 after surgery

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3178 days ago

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Dr Starnes signing heart #2

Dylan Florio Day after surgery

Rita Savelis Oh, gosh, I remember that sitting in a chair was a big accomplishment a few days after OHS!
Take car ... Read more

Rita Savelis Oh, gosh, I remember that sitting in a chair was a big accomplishment a few days after OHS!
Take care Dylan.

Maureen Breault Great to see Dylan in his chair! Reading your post about him after surgery brought back memories for ... Read more

Maureen Breault Great to see Dylan in his chair! Reading your post about him after surgery brought back memories for me; each day gets better and he'll do great because he's complying with instructions! I never got a pen with my heart and didn't realize I could have it signed until I saw one at rehab 7 weeks after surgery!
Here's wishing you both strength and good thoughts on this journey.

Adam Pick Hey! That's my surgeon too! Go Dylan. I am a Ross Procedure patient as well. Doing great! For those n ... Read more

Adam Pick Hey! That's my surgeon too! Go Dylan. I am a Ross Procedure patient as well. Doing great! For those not familiar with the Ross Procedure, here's a great educational video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUXt7h0a5z4

Ross Procedure Advantages with Dr. Paul Stelzer and Peter Woglom

http://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - Learn the advantages of the Ross Procedure surgery for patients with aortic valve disease in this special video with Dr....

Dylan Florio

3178 days ago

Reading it

Dylan Florio Day after surgery

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3178 days ago

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Dylan Florio Day after surgery

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3179 days ago

Adam Pick, Wanda Mroz, Barbara Laurie and 5 others reacted to this

Feeding Dylan ice chips

Nap Garcia I remember that just over three weeks ago, ice chips never felt and tasted so good. Hang in there bud ... Read more

Nap Garcia I remember that just over three weeks ago, ice chips never felt and tasted so good. Hang in there buddy, things will only get better. Welcome to the other side. Best wishes for speedy recovery.

Praying for speedy recovery.

PJ Fugitt God Bless you Dylan and your Mom and girlfriend! Lucky man to have such beautiful women watching over ... Read more

PJ Fugitt God Bless you Dylan and your Mom and girlfriend! Lucky man to have such beautiful women watching over you. Head up, eyes open - you have got a lot of living to do young man- one step, one moment at a time. Slow like a turtle. In time you will become the rabbit. Just saying from an old lady who knows such tasks as a turtle! Once was a rabbit!

Barbara Laurie Hang in there Dylan! God Bless and stay strong💕

Ron Broadhead Hang in there Dylan. Everything will get better. And yep, I remember the ice chips too. You've got su ... Read more

Ron Broadhead Hang in there Dylan. Everything will get better. And yep, I remember the ice chips too. You've got such good help with your mom and girlfriend.

Alexa Aveta I had the Ross procedure done almost 2 weeks ago and just turned 20 the day before my surgery. I reme ... Read more

Alexa Aveta I had the Ross procedure done almost 2 weeks ago and just turned 20 the day before my surgery. I remember having ice chips the day after and it was the best thing ever. Wishing a speedy recovery :)

Rita Savelis I never had an ice chip.... but Dylan's mom looks wonderful!

Peggy Whitecotton Aww I couldn't get enough ice chips, my son was feeding them to me, I kept saying "more! More!"

Lilly Black I remember the ice chips too! Dylan, you're doing great! Hang in there! I'm rooting for you. You can ... Read more

Lilly Black I remember the ice chips too! Dylan, you're doing great! Hang in there! I'm rooting for you. You can do this. Dylan's Mom does look wonderful....hang in there, Mom. Stay strong, both of you!

John White Yout're gonna make it! Hang tough Dylan!!

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3179 days ago

Barbara Laurie That actually looks about right!!! My husband has pics of all my "trees" , I had fourteen! But, all t ... Read more

Barbara Laurie That actually looks about right!!! My husband has pics of all my "trees" , I had fourteen! But, all that will be a reminder to Dylan later on how far he's come and that's terrific.. Keep going Dylan!

Rita Savelis Great photo!

Peggy Whitecotton And each tree is for something different to do, as a nurse myself I was fully prepared for all the eq ... Read more

Peggy Whitecotton And each tree is for something different to do, as a nurse myself I was fully prepared for all the equipment. So I was able to prepared my family about all the tubes, lines and swan lines I would be connected to. It can be scary to someone who has never seen a cardiac patient in ICU before.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3179 days ago

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Dylan Florio They are working on him in ICU. They had to tie his hands down because they are going to try and wake ... Read more

Dylan Florio They are working on him in ICU. They had to tie his hands down because they are going to try and wake him up and they don't want him to get confused and pull out the tubes.

Clare Auten I think that is pretty typical. Luckily, if he is like me, it becomes a vague memory in just a few da ... Read more

Clare Auten I think that is pretty typical. Luckily, if he is like me, it becomes a vague memory in just a few days.

Nap Garcia I don't even remember being intubated like that (though my wife has a similar picture of me), but my ... Read more

Nap Garcia I don't even remember being intubated like that (though my wife has a similar picture of me), but my wife said as I woke up I tried removing the breathing tube with my tongue since my arms were tied down, and she said I actually followed my anesthesiologist's commands of raising a finger, squeezing his hand, and all these other things asked of me to see if I was responsive, but I don't remember any of that at all. The only time I started remembering was when they removed my tube (ex-tubated) and my wife was feeding my ice chips. It was nice to hear my wife's voice, who told me I did good, and see her face and feel her warm hands when I opened my eyes.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3179 days ago

Conrad Skowronski, Adam Pick, Barbara Laurie and 2 others reacted to this

Dylan's surgeon Dr Starnes

Dylan Florio Sorry for double posts and all the posts. Trying to do this on my phone.

Conrad Skowronski It's nice to see you smile.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3179 days ago

On their way to fix his heart

Good Luck Dylan.

Lilly Black Good luck, Dylan....thinking of you! wishing you the best care!

Dylan Florio Been in for 2 hours they just Let us know he's stable and will let us know in maybe another 2 hours h ... Read more

Dylan Florio Been in for 2 hours they just Let us know he's stable and will let us know in maybe another 2 hours how he's doing. This is so hard. I started to hyperventilate in the bathroom and some lady asked me if she could hug me. God is good because I needed one right then. She told me she worked at Keck in the past and that Dr Starnes is an excellent doctor and she would trust her children with him. She walked me outside and left so I stood in the sun for a few minutes to calm myself down and now I'm on my way back inside.

Dylan Florio I am experiencing waves now and when they hit I feel like I've been punched in the stomach!!!

Catie B I'm glad someone came alongside you, helped and offered a hug while your anxiety was so high. I hope ... Read more

Catie B I'm glad someone came alongside you, helped and offered a hug while your anxiety was so high. I hope the intense feelings ease up soon.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3180 days ago

Adam Pick, Conrad Skowronski, Elaine Cutri and 3 others reacted to this

What a day!

Dylan Florio Counting down...10 more hours to go

Conrad Skowronski Dylan -- my prayers are with you as you go through this.

Adam Pick He's going to do great! Dr. Starnes is the "Man"!

Wanda Mroz He'll be fine. Prayers 💞

Dylan Florio I showed Dylan the posts and told him you all were rooting for him.

Elaine Cutri It sounds like Dylan is in great hands with Dr Starnes! Best wishes.

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3180 days ago

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Dylan Florio Dylan is settled in his room. The doctors came in to explain tomorrow's procedure and he had to sign ... Read more

Dylan Florio Dylan is settled in his room. The doctors came in to explain tomorrow's procedure and he had to sign consents. He asked if they could give him something for his nerves. When they left he said, "I'm scared as s#*t!" His girlfriend Melanie said, "But Dylan you have a great doctor working on you! You'll be fine." Dylan said, "yeah? Well if I die it's on you". She rolled her eyes at him and then they held hands...

Catie B I wish it all wasn't so scary, even in the best hands. I hope you all can get some rest tonight. Ho ... Read more

Catie B I wish it all wasn't so scary, even in the best hands. I hope you all can get some rest tonight. Hoping things go extra super well!

Dylan Florio Thanks Catie

Rita Savelis Being scared is human. There is so much one can't control..... So glad his girlfriend is there for Dy ... Read more

Rita Savelis Being scared is human. There is so much one can't control..... So glad his girlfriend is there for Dylan (and his mom!).

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3180 days ago

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Dylan Florio Waiting to be admitted

Dylan Florioposted a photo

3181 days ago

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Dylan is in the middle to the left is his girlfriend and to the right is me (mom)

Dylan Florio Dylan's surgery is Tuesday July 19, 2016. He is having the Ross Procedure to replace his bicuspid ao ... Read more

Dylan Florio Dylan's surgery is Tuesday July 19, 2016. He is having the Ross Procedure to replace his bicuspid aortic valve, he'll have his tricuspid and mitral valve repaired and a new pace maker put in.

Good Luck Dylan.

Kate Watson He's so young, so sorry he has to go through this but I'm glad you found this site. Wishing Dylan a v ... Read more

Kate Watson He's so young, so sorry he has to go through this but I'm glad you found this site. Wishing Dylan a very successful surgery and wishing lots of strength to you!

Catie B May Dylan have smooth sailing all through his surgery and recovery!

Bridget Sawmiller Prayers for Dylan!!

Adam Pick Hi Donna, Got your message and email. I will call you today to discuss. To help you learn more about ... Read more

Adam Pick Hi Donna, Got your message and email. I will call you today to discuss. To help you learn more about the Ross Procedure, here's a great video we filmed to educate our community - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUXt7h0a5z4.

Ross Procedure Advantages with Dr. Paul Stelzer and Peter Woglom

http://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - Learn the advantages of the Ross Procedure surgery for patients with aortic valve disease in this special video with Dr....

Adam Pick P.S. Dylan is in great hands with Dr. Starnes. So you know, Dr. Starnes performed my Ross Procedure i ... Read more

Adam Pick P.S. Dylan is in great hands with Dr. Starnes. So you know, Dr. Starnes performed my Ross Procedure in 2005. I'm doing great!!! https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Vaughn-Starnes-Los+Angeles-California.php