My Cardiologist in Chicago felt that I needed surgery for Aotic Aneurysm as well as to replace Aotic Valve in Sep 2016. He suggested I come and visit Dr Nishimura at Mayo who, in his opinion,is one of the foremost Cardiologists in the country. He set up the appointment with Dr Nishimura who, after all the testing, set up a meeting with Dr Pochetino, Cardiovascular surgeon at Mayo. Dr Pochetino indicated that this was a high risk surgery carrying a 10% risk of failure --- much higher than the 1 to 2 % considered acceptable
He asked us to take our time deciding since there was no imminent danger. We decided a few weeks later to go ahead and scheduled the surgery on Feb 7 of this year. The details of the surgery are in a separate message I posted.
We spent 2 wks at Mayo and stayed at Marriott's Springhill Suites. This is a very comfortable place across from St Mary's hospital. We r very happy with the svc we got at Springhill Suites, and most importantly, the ampathy. Every staff member would talk to my wife,when I was in the Hospital, and inquire about me! They also have a Mayo rate and daily breakfast that is decent. Hope this helps.
Any questions about our Mayo Experience --? please post and I will answer asap.