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Marie Myers  Sabrina-I had the full sternotomy also due to my ascending and root aneurysm. . I was surprised at how little pain I had Post op. Totally agree with Joshua above.

George Gardopee  I’ll second (and third) Joshua’s and Marie’s notes above. I was counting on a minimally invasive repair too but calcification in my aorta eliminated that option. Lucky for me, they did a full sternotomy and it enabled the surgeon to fix (unexpectedly) my tricuspid valve at the same time. He would not have been able to fix the tricuspid if he had attempted the mitral repair robotically, so it turned into a big win for me. To echo Marie, I had nothing I would call pain ( except for brief periods of time during IV placement and tube removal) from when I woke up in the ICU to when I was released (or since). Good luck tomorrow.

Annabelle Picz  Best wishes to you on your upcoming procedure.. You got this! Before you know it, the wait is over and you’re on to a good health and complete recovery. Please update us on your progress!! 🙏🏽👍💝

Timothy Stoner  I had full sternotomy, it gives the surgeon a better view than partial so go with what's the safest for you. I'm already back at the gym in a little over a month after my OHS for my valve. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!

Rose Madura  I too had a full sternotomy and like Marie, did not have much pain at all with it. My advice would be to stay ahead of the pain for the first week or so and then go to Tylenol as soon as you can. It worked just as well as Percocet for me.