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Catie B  Oh my! So sorry to hear this. I hope they take care of this quickly and that you'll feel better very soon.

Rose Madura  I had fluid buildup around the heart at about 3 weeks after OHS. I had another surgery to drain the fluid. They drained about a litre of fluid. Plus they did a pericardial window which helped. God bless you. I'm glad they have it figured out. Please keep us posted.

Susan Lynn  William - I'm sorry to see you're in the hospital. I'm sure they're going to quickly get you back on the road to recovery. Sometimes there are detours, but keep moving ahead. Good health and great adventures await you! ❤

Shannon Gray  I am so sorry! I went through the same ending with a pericardial window...2 liters of fluid drained. Hang in there!

William Fults  Newly installed Resilia tissue valve to replace my severely calcified unicuspid aortic valve! No need for aneurysm repair, so I got a smaller incision to boot.

Christopher May  That’s great, William! Glad you got the valve you were hoping for. I want that one as well. I’ll be rolling into the CC next Wednesday. Leave a light on for me and keep pushing forward!

Herb Greenberg  Congrats. Watching your recovery carefully. I'm supposed to be consulting with Dr. Svensson in person at some point in coming months. Curious how the experience there is/was.

William Fults  Thanks everyone, I’m feeling good, and I’ll be on my way to Michigan tomorrow. Dan, I’m thrilled I was able to get that valve, let’s hope it lasts as long as the pros think it should! Herb, I’ve had a great experience down here! It’s a smooth valve replacing machine. Dr. Svensson is clearly a very capable doctor, but he is a man of very few words. So have your questions ready for him!

Herb Greenberg  Hi William, thanks for the advice. Based on all I have seen/read I figured he was not the life of the party. As long as he gets the job done WELL I'll take skill over personality. Reminds me of these stories about this famous brain surgeon in San Francisco. He was not known as a particularly nice guy – I think the stories used to say he had zero personality – but was without question the go-to guy for the tough cases and was legendary. Not that it wouldn't be nice to have some personality, as well. I'm intrigued that he decided not to fix your aneurysm. (I'm not going to escape that one, I can assure you of that!) Charge on...

Rob Sparling  William, looking great! Glad to hear CC treated you well! Welcome home to Michigan! See my journal for a preview (from the backseat) of what it looks like and feels like crossing the border and GETTING HOME! Walk, walk, walk!