Son having open heart surgery today-prayers for him are welcome

Aneeda72

Aneeda72

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To make the story short, son went to doctor for what he assumed was an anxiety attack over his dads lung cancer and sisters move. Turns out it was his heart and he is having emergency open heart surgery today. Surgery will be at least four hours. His condition has worsened over the week and a half since he was diagnosed.

Any prayers for his recovery would be appreciated. His name is Richard. Thanks.
 

Aneeda,,will be keeping Richard,you&family in my prayers
Please keep us updated with his progress Sue
 

Thats a huge shock, You just never know what's going on with our bodies... I ask you Please Jesus, Please watch over Richard during his heart surgery today. Please wrap him in your love, and hold on to Aneeda and the family, Please Lord Jesus watch over them all! God Bless this Family!
 
Thank you all. His surgery was very difficult, according to the doctor, and 6 hours long. (We just got home.). He is still sedated and on the vent. He was on the heart lung machine for two hours plus. They found the valve was non-existence, just calcium deposit with a small hole which let the blood pass back and forth. It was the worst case the surgeon had ever seen. No one could believe he was able to function and felt fine.

I really believe everyone’s prayers helped him survive. Hopefully he will recover fast. He will need this surgery every 10 years. He now has a valve which is made out of a cow’s heart. Amazing.
 
Good news. There are lots of things that are good about the good old days, but none of them are as good as modern medicine! Here's hoping he has a speedy and uneventful recovery (says the lady who's scheduled for heart surgery on July 5).
 
I just read this thread. I’m glad all is well to this point. When you say the blood was passing back through it, the doctor meant that the valve was leaking or “regurgitating.” I heard that phrase a few years back when I escorted a prisoner to the hospital for his open heart surgery.

The next time he needs a valve replacement, they should be able to do it through the groin. The doctor is now able to take the new valve and just like doing a heart catheterization, he will go up through the groin and place the new valve inside the old valve. No more ripping open the chest cavity, although some insurance companies still require doctors to do it the old way.

Isn’t modern medicine great?
 
Hey Aneeda, so glad the surgery went well and he is recovering. That must have been so hard on him and everyone to bear. Heart conditions are scary. Someone in my family has them, too.

Praying for a speedy and full recovery!:love_heart:
 
Prayers for speedy recovery...My valve is part dacron patch..

Had it for 44 years now...
 

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