Very anxious day......

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Took the wife to the hospital at 5:15 for aortic valve replacement surgery. Now have about 6 more hours of waiting until she's in recovery. Helpless times like this can really humble a guy..........

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Ted722 8/30/2017 8:51am
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Yes, humbling to say the least. My Dad had a heart procedure last year and we were so grateful it was caught before it would of caused a heart attack.

Positive thoughts to your Wife, you and the rest of your family.
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vet323 8/30/2017 8:56am
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Good luck, dude. Positive thoughts for sure
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JAFO92 8/30/2017 9:00am
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I wish the very best for your wife and her quick recovery and hope you will be okay also.
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peelout 8/30/2017 9:03am
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Best wishes to you both, stay strong!

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newmann 8/30/2017 9:09am
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Experiencing my own sense of helplessness at the moment but all our family is safe and well. That's all that really matters. Best wishes to you and yours for for a speedy recovery.
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kzizok 8/30/2017 9:15am
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Here's to a full and speedy recovery for all's sake.
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dsmith 8/30/2017 9:23am
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hope everything turns out good.
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Titan1 8/30/2017 9:39am
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Hang in their man! Wishing the best for you and your wife.
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rpoint116 8/30/2017 10:24am
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Stay strong. Your wife and family need you!!

Say what you want about the medical industry business ... modern medicine itself is pretty amazing.
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borg 8/30/2017 11:23am
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Hope all works out well. I don't want you taking too much time away from my Granny Smiths.
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TXDirt 8/30/2017 11:34am
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Wishing you and your wife all the best and hope for a speedy recovery.
AHRMA361 8/30/2017 11:35am
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Hoping the best that your wife's procedure goes as planned and she has a speedy recovery to follow.
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JRT812 8/30/2017 11:40am
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Stay positive my man and I'm wishing her a speedy recovery
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Falcon 8/30/2017 11:40am
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Best of luck for the procedure. You're halfway through!
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kongols 8/30/2017 12:02pm
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Best wishes to you and your wife.
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Hut 8/30/2017 12:18pm
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Thoughts and prayers
Harry Backmon 8/30/2017 1:11pm
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Good luck to Mrs. Applebro. Hang in there, Applebro. It sucks not having any control, and I think that is what bugs us the most in these types of situations.
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akillerwombat 8/30/2017 2:10pm
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Sending positive vibes your way.

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huck 8/30/2017 2:14pm
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Any updates? Hoping for the best!
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ledger 8/30/2017 2:14pm
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Hang in there, positive vibes and a prayer sent your way.
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JW381 8/30/2017 3:25pm
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Hope all goes well, very sorry to hear. Stay strong.
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FLmxer 8/30/2017 3:52pm
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Our thoughts are with you for a quick recovery.
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gsxrcr28 8/30/2017 4:08pm
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huck wrote:
Any updates? Hoping for the best!
I was wondering the same thing.

Hang in there Aplman.
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APLMAN99 8/30/2017 4:49pm
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Thanks for letting me vent guys!

Surgery went really well, but it's taken longer than normal to come out of sedation. Doctor isn't overly worried, though, and said it could be another hour or two before the breathing tube comes out.

Actually some of the discussions on here about blood thinners made us do some extra research and decide on a tissue valve instead of a mechanical valve. The downsides of the blood thinners outweighed the positive of the mechanical valve never needing replacement!
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kzizok 8/30/2017 5:29pm
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APLMAN99 wrote:
Thanks for letting me vent guys! Surgery went really well, but it's taken longer than normal to come out of sedation. Doctor isn't overly worried, though...
Thanks for letting me vent guys!

Surgery went really well, but it's taken longer than normal to come out of sedation. Doctor isn't overly worried, though, and said it could be another hour or two before the breathing tube comes out.

Actually some of the discussions on here about blood thinners made us do some extra research and decide on a tissue valve instead of a mechanical valve. The downsides of the blood thinners outweighed the positive of the mechanical valve never needing replacement!
You have been doing research! You both will get better sleep with the porcine valve. The mechanical ones take some getting used to, sound wise.

Hope she recovers quickly and you guys can get back to the orchard!
FlickitFlat 8/30/2017 5:55pm
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Glad to hear the positive update. Wishing you and your wife the best and a speedy recovery.
SEE ARE125 8/30/2017 6:14pm
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Prayers are with you and her, hoping for a quick recovery!
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Hut 8/30/2017 6:36pm
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Continued thoughts and prayers for a good and full recovery. I sincerely hope things goes well for you and your family Aplman
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rpoint116 8/31/2017 8:40am
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How's your wife doing?
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APLMAN99 8/31/2017 9:02am
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Yesterday had a couple of roller coaster rides, that's for sure.

Every time that they turned down the air volume on the breathing tube she wasn't able to take over on her own. It was several hours past their target point, and her surgeon came back before leaving for the night. He decided that removing it would "force" her into breathing, so they went ahead and did it and it worked great.

They've had a little bit of problems with keeping her blood pressure up but nothing too alarming.

When she came to and was able to understand what we were saying to her and respond with hand squeezes and such, I whispered to her that at that particular moment she was the absolute most beautiful thing I've ever laid my eyes on, and it was 1000% true.......

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