Steven's Posts

I'm home!!! I was discharged yesterday after some complications unrelated to the valve. In summary my liver count was really high. I was horribly sick Sunday night. Details not needed. I can't tell you how much Robyn's presence and all your messages meant. Being hospitalized is hard. Being sick is hard. Recovering from a surgical procedure like this is not easy. Thank you to all of you !!! I shared that when Dr Stelzer came to my room to tell me my EKG and Echo were perfect I broke down. It's crazy how emotional this whole process has been. Growing up being reminded all the tome you have a heart condition and can't participate was challenging. I'm the end there's always someone else with a worse challenge. Being told I may be "fixed" was overwhelming. I truly feel blessed by the care I received at Mount Sinai and all the clinical people that managed my care. I was blessed with support from Amerihealth NJ! I came home yesterday and walked 20 minutes around the block! Wow right ! I'm determined to do everything necessary to recover and enjoy a long life thanks to The Ross and my amazing clinical team. Thanks again to Robyn for being by my side during some very dark moments, to my family, friends and this community. Steve

It's Robyn again. All is going great. Steve is in the ICU, awake and talking. He is weak and in pain, but that is to be expected. The doctor said the first two days after surgery are the worst and then there tends to be a dramatic improvement after that. The surgery took an unusually long time due to an extensive amount of scar tissue. But ultimately it ended beautifully. According to the operative report, the old valve was severely calcified and barely functioning. So again, we're so thankful it's out of there. Hard to believe he was walking around with that for so long. We are beyond grateful to Dr. Stelzer and everyone here at Mt. Sinai and looking forward to the better days ahead. Thanks again to everyone for your continued support. Steve sends his love.