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Ascending aortic aneurysm – repair/surgery

Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Sep 12, 2023 | Replies (63)

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@azzurro1999

Hi,
My surgery ( mechanical aortic valve and aortic graft) was done by dr. Kroshus and his team at Regions in October 2018. I have no hesitation in recommending him and the other professionals involved in my surgery/recovery care. Great people at Regions: nurses, lab techs, orderly, therapists.
The staff at the cardiac rehab run by Regions is really good, too. Very encouraging and attentive to patients’ needs.

I just wish that Regions had more in terms of patient’s education/support/follow up...especially, in those first months when you have to adjust to so much. Sure, the nursing and rehab staff preps you on all the major info, you come home with a bunch of print-outs and phone numbers, but there is so much more that can be useful to know upon the discharge. Thanks goodness for the internet and sites like this one - incredibly rich source of information and support (once again, thank you ALL who reached out to me back than and reassured me that everything was going to be fine, I am ever grateful for your kindness!).

There are online sites that are exclusively for patients with valvular diseases, lots of great info and advices shared by patients for patients. It is great to share with the ones who walk in our shoes.

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Thanks for getting back to me. I am seeing Dr. Kroshus now and really like him. At the time I first saw him, I was working near the U and my cardiologist (also near the U) recommended him. I would be fine with him doing the surgery. But I am retired now and live in the western suburbs and the drive to St. Paul via 94 is not as fun as it once was. Follow-up care after the surgery would, I suspect but haven't confirmed, would be at Regions and that concerns me. So I want to check out other options while I still can. Your comments about Regions are very reassuring and I may still end up getting the surgery done there. I just want to get this right. Dr. K says my valves are fine - for now. But that could change if I don't get this done in the near future. Geez. I did not want to have to deal with this during a pandemic. I have lousy timing...