{"id":30263,"date":"2019-08-06T14:35:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/?p=30263"},"modified":"2019-08-08T12:46:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:46:15","slug":"team-gerdisch-patient-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2019\/08\/06\/team-gerdisch-patient-t-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Enthusiast, John Persinger, Celebrates Surgeon with “Team Gerdisch” T-Shirts!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shortly after sharing\u00a0this post about a cow valve replacement t-shirt<\/a>, our Facebook page went bonkers with over 1,600 Facebook Likes.<\/p>\n

Then, my inbox swelled with questions about where to buy the t-shirt.\u00a0 Thankfully, the actual t-shirt designer emailed me a link to his Amazon store.\u00a0 Next… Back on Facebook, I started seeing bunches of new t-shirt designs for patients commemorating their heart valve surgery.\u00a0 It’s been so fun to see our community come together like this!<\/p>\n

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\"\"John Persinger, Heart Valve Patient in his “Team Gerdisch” T-Shirt<\/p>\n

 
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Then…<\/p>\n

John Persinger, a tennis enthusiast from Indiana, took the t-shirt craze to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

To show his thanks and his appreciation for Dr. Marc Gerdisch<\/a>, his heart surgeon, John and his family made custom “Team Gerdsich” t-shirts.\u00a0 As you can see above, John and his family proudly wear the t-shirts all over town including the tennis courts.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Marc Gerdisch (John’s Surgeon)<\/p>\n

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When reflecting upon his surgery, John, who had aortic valve replacement<\/a> and aorta root repair to fix an aortic aneurysm<\/a> on June 21, 2019, shared the following:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0“I stayed in the hospital five days taking only Tylenol for pain. When discharged, I was told I could move my arms and lift 10 pounds.\u00a0 They installed SternaLock brackets<\/a> to hold my sternum together. I had no pain or loss of movement. After 3 weeks, I played tennis and served without problems. Still working on my strength. But, I’m able to run some. Dr. Gerdisch was super with his communications to my family and myself. His team and Franciscan Health were super. He gave us his personal number to call if needed.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In addition to pictures, John also sent over actual video footage of him playing tennis just 3 weeks after heart valve surgery. Amazing!!!<\/p>\n

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