We have made two preliminary trips to Cleveland to take care of all Pre-Op details, so we are good-to-go.
On Nov 2 we made a fast, 13 hour round trip to Cleveland Clinic to get cleared by a Cardiologist. Surgeons get up tight about ones heart condition, especially if you have had previous surgery like a triple by-pass and a pacemaker installed. We saw Dr. Michael Faulx (pronounce that one!), and he passed Larry with flying colors (that was after getting the usual high BP of 150/90 when in any doctor's office). After running the manditory EKG and listening to his heart, he gave Larry a 9 on a scale of 1-10. (This rating was somewhat tempered by a subsequent comment that, since Cleveland sees the very worse cases, anyone with a half-way normal heart beat would be rated high!)
On Nov 15 we had our second visit to Cleveland Clinic. We saw 8 different departments over an 8 hour period. Again, they could find nothing to rule out Larry's surgery. I may write more details in a subsequent blog, but for now I want to make sure this baby is working.
So on Nov 23 Larry will go into surgery. Surgery time is estimated at 2.5 hours, recovery time about 2.0 hours and hospital stay is 3 nights. So we will be eating turkey in the hospital and return home on Black Friday.
The above picture is the entrance to the hospital, one of about 20 buildings.
Much more details to follow.
Judy
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