John Wise - Heart Valve Journal

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John Wiseposted an update

1919 days ago

Barbara Wood, Barbara Laurie, Dan Baltazor and 5 others reacted to this

Hi I’m John’s wife, his surgery went great yesterday, the surgeon was able to repair the valve and didn’t need to replace it. He’s in pain but doing ...Read more

Hi I’m John’s wife, his surgery went great yesterday, the surgeon was able to repair the valve and didn’t need to replace it. He’s in pain but doing well. Sitting in a chair and went for a walk earlier.

Catie B A repair and successful surgery both are great news. Awesome!

Joe Tarango Congratulations on the repair! I pray his recovery goes smooth.

Susan Lynn Fantastic news! I hope his pain is under control and that his recovery is going smoothly. Thank y ... Read more

Susan Lynn Fantastic news! I hope his pain is under control and that his recovery is going smoothly. Thank you for the update!

Joy Vera Thank you for the update. That the surgeon was able to repair his valve is good news. Glad he's doi ... Read more

Joy Vera Thank you for the update. That the surgeon was able to repair his valve is good news. Glad he's doing well after too.

John Wise Thank you all. 10 days post op. Feeling pretty Good! Thank you all again for the support.

John Wiseposted an update

1924 days ago

Susan Lynn, Bradley Dunn, Mava Reif and 2 others reacted to this

Finished up my pre surgery work up yesterday. All systems are go for Monday Anxiety s got a grip on me right now.

Susan Lynn John - Congrats!! Looks like you've checked the final action items off the list. The last few day ... Read more

Susan Lynn John - Congrats!! Looks like you've checked the final action items off the list. The last few days are stressful, but you'll be amazingly calm on Monday and ready to put it behind you. Waiting is the worst part and it's almost over! Best of luck! We'll be here looking for your post-op updates!

John Wise Thank you Susan.

Marie Myers I remember that feeling well. Here is hoping you have a smooth surgery and easy recovery! You can do ... Read more

Marie Myers I remember that feeling well. Here is hoping you have a smooth surgery and easy recovery! You can do this!

John Wise Thank you Marie.

Joy Vera Good luck on Monday, John. The recovery side is a good place to be & I'll look forward to seeing how ... Read more

Joy Vera Good luck on Monday, John. The recovery side is a good place to be & I'll look forward to seeing how that's going for you. Sending positive thoughts!

John Wise Thank you Joy!

leslie terjesen Good luck on Monday. I am almost six months post op. The morning of up at NY Presbyterian, with all ... Read more

leslie terjesen Good luck on Monday. I am almost six months post op. The morning of up at NY Presbyterian, with all the anxiety behind me and time to get this done, it was easy peasy to go down, meet with the doctors and get wheeled in. It wll be over and you'll be right on the recovery side.

Richard Buckley John, everyone is anxious this close. Waiting is the hard part. Remember Adam's intangibles to take ... Read more

Richard Buckley John, everyone is anxious this close. Waiting is the hard part. Remember Adam's intangibles to take to the hospital! Awaiting your "after" pics and posts. All the best.

Dan Baltazor It's good there are no other problems! Keep busy this weekend, do something extra fun you wouldn't n ... Read more

Dan Baltazor It's good there are no other problems! Keep busy this weekend, do something extra fun you wouldn't normally do. Praying for Peace for you.

John Wise Thank you all so much. Means a lot to me to have your support and encouragement.

Jeff Baker Good luck John, I'm right behind you.

John Wiseposted a journal

2016 days ago

Joy Vera, Barbara Wood reacted to this

My mitral valve has gone to severe regurgitation. I am having another echo on may 9th then there going to do pictures of the valve and ultimately a repair. ...Read more

My mitral valve has gone to severe regurgitation. I am having another echo on may 9th then there going to do pictures of the valve and ultimately a repair. Just getting started, cant wait to get things fixed and move on to recovery and then get back to living.

Thomas Brusstar Great, and welcome. Catch it before it turns into a bigger problem. I didn't know mine was so bad, ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar Great, and welcome. Catch it before it turns into a bigger problem. I didn't know mine was so bad, and my mitral valve actually developed a kind of torn portion, a "flail leaflet." Bad. I know it is a big step to have surgery, but letting your valve degrade more and more until it's an emergency is worse! This site can help to de-mystify what this will look like.

Mike Roskowinski Welcome John... You will find a lot of useful information on this site and a great community of peop ... Read more

Mike Roskowinski Welcome John... You will find a lot of useful information on this site and a great community of people. We are all out here to help you as much as possible through your journey.

John Wise Thanks Guys. I appreciate your support.

Susan Lynn John - You can do it! You'll feel better when it's behind you. I had my mitral valve and chords rep ... Read more

Susan Lynn John - You can do it! You'll feel better when it's behind you. I had my mitral valve and chords repaired 17 months ago. You'll do just great!

John Wise I will certainly be glad when its over. Still dont have a surgery date yet, I go for my cardiac cath ... Read more

John Wise I will certainly be glad when its over. Still dont have a surgery date yet, I go for my cardiac catherization in 10 days . the anxiety of waiting gets to me some days. How long were you guys in the hospital for after repair?

Thomas Brusstar I showed up first thing Tuesday for the first surgery of the day. I stayed that night in ICU, then W ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar I showed up first thing Tuesday for the first surgery of the day. I stayed that night in ICU, then Wednesday and Thursday nights in the regular "step down" room, and was home for dinner on Friday. They would have let me stay until Saturday if I wanted, but unless there are complications, the hospital isn't really good for anything except infections and interrupted sleep. Home nursing visits will do all the monitoring you need.