Mayo is the number one hospital for heart and heart problems. Unless you really want to move to Rochester, your surgery will be over and you will go home in a week or so. Rehab can be done in your home town. Then most of the follow up can be done by your doctor at home directed by Mayo. I now have one CT scan a year that is sent to Mayo plus periodic blood tests the doctors at Mayo prescribe. Surgery was May, 2016. My feeling and it is only that, by having surgery at Mayo, there is little chance of complications. As you leave the hospital, you should be able to do most anything for which you have energy. I was able to walk easily, prepare meals etc- just rest a lot and don’t overdo. Again, good luck to you!