Advice for upcoming myectomy?

Posted by ginabassford @ginabassford, 20 hours ago

I am scheduled for an extended myectomy with Dr. Dearani in Rochester on July 15. Our flights and hotel are booked. Does anyone have advice on how I can prepare? Any helpful tips for before or after surgery? Anything I need to make sure to take with me?

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Debra, Volunteer Mentor | @karukgirl | 19 hours ago

Hi @ginabassford,
Have you had a chance to read some of the posts here on Connect regarding open heart surgery?
Here is a link to a post I made a short time ago...there may be some information you find helpful.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-i-learned-from-my-open-heart-surgery-part-1/
Take a peek at this and see if you find answers for you...it's a lot to contemplate and those of us who have gone through this are willing to share any and all, good and bad, ups and downs of having open heart surgery with you!
Dr. Dearani is the BEST! He did mine...