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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Coronary Artery Disease

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Tammy Gonzalez posted an update

1 year ago (April 19, 2025)

Just an update from my April 2nd surgery with Dr. Gerdisch in Indianapolis. I made it home (Florida) on Saturday April 12th. My daughter spent the week with me. I saw my PCP on Thursday. Everything is great. I'm back to pounding the treadmill again. I spiked a little fever... Read more.

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Ana Brusso

1 year ago (April 19, 2025)

Great and positive post Tammy. So glad your recovery is going well. Please take it one day at a time. Continued good health and God bless you 🙏❤️

David Carney

1 year ago (April 19, 2025)

Hi Tammy, so happy to hear you're back home and feeling so well. It sure is amazing how quickly one can bounce back from major open-heart surgery. All credit to Dr. Gerdisch and his emphasis on a speedy recovery for even us sternotomy patients. In addition the nursing care at... Read more.

Grace Mason

1 year ago (April 19, 2025)

Welcome home! Sounds like you are well on the road to recovery ❤️🩹

Rose Madura

1 year ago (April 19, 2025)

Wonderful news! There's no place like home.

Maria DeMarco

1 year ago (April 20, 2025)

Hi Tammy so glad to hear you are having a great recovery 😀 I am not too far from you ,just south of SRQ. I wanted to ask you how you decided between Dr Gillinov and Dr Gerdisch?

Michael Smith

1 year ago (April 21, 2025)

Tammy, glad to hear your recovery is doing well. Sounds like your experience with Dr. Gerdisch was awesome too.

Tammy Gonzalez

1 year ago (April 23, 2025)

Maria, CC was one of the places I went for initial consults. I did have all my testing done there. I might have considered Dr. Gillinov earlier on, but his office told me that he was only doing minimally invasive surgery and passed off to someone else (we were not... Read more.

Tammy Gonzalez posted an update

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

Well, the marvelous Dr. Marc Gerdisch out of Franciscan Health performed my open heart surgery on Wednesday April 2nd and I was released the following Saturday. He was able to repair both my mitral and tricuspid valves and he didn't have to touch my aorta like he thought he might... Read more.

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Corey Potter

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

That is great news. I'm headed there tomorrow for a TEE and second opinion. Best wishes in your recovery.

JOHN DANGELO

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

That's great news!

Fidel Martínez Ruiz

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

Congratulations! Best wishes in recovery.

David Carney

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

Hi Tammy, so glad to hear the surgery went so well and Dr. G was able to repair as opposed to replacing valves. Awesome news on the aorta and getting things unblocked. He sure is a brilliant surgeon with a down to earth, humble attitude. It'll take a bit to... Read more.

Robert Miller

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

Congrats! Glad to hear the great results. It was also my experience that they give you the worst case scenario but then actually are able to fix things rather than replace, etc.

Darrell Malone

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

Great News. All the best with your recovery. 👍

Valerie Allen

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

Wonderful to hear, Tammy!

Sher Follett

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

So glad you are doing good. Great to hear!❤️

Rose Madura

1 year ago (April 7, 2025)

Wonderful news!

Pamela Gregory

1 year ago (April 8, 2025)

That is wonderful news!!!❤️

Carol Montag

1 year ago (April 9, 2025)

Great News! Prayers for your recovery! Thankful to God for the good outcomes!

David Carney

1 year ago (April 15, 2025)

Hi Tammy, did you make it back home yet? How are things going so far? Slow and steady is the way to go! Best wishes in your recovery!

Tammy Gonzalez

1 year ago (April 19, 2025)

Hi David. Yes I made it home on Saturday April 12th. My daughter spent the week with me. I saw my PCP on Thursday. Everything is great. I'm back to pounding the treadmill again. I spiked a little fever a couple of late afternoons right after I got back home,... Read more.

Tammy Gonzalez posted an update

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

PreOp day complete. Everyone was so fantastic and caring today in preparation for my big day tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 for a 7:30 am surgery. I appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers. I'm ready to get this behind me.

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Robert Miller

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

Best of luck. Recovery the first few days is a pain with all the wires. But I was looking forward to it to get things fixed... Just me being me, I tried to stay awake as long as I could after they gave me the anesthesia. I didn't last very... Read more.

Darrell Malone

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

You got this. Prayers coming your way. 🙏

Deena Z

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

Almost there Tammy. Soon to be in recovery. You will be beyond exhausted, which is normal. When you wake up from surgery and the ICU nurse gleefully says: "let's get you up and out of bed", you will be saying to yourself seriously?! It's the universal recovery drill and after... Read more.

Daniel Gillbanks

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

Good luck!

Grace Mason

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

Wishing you well 🙏🏻

David Carney

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

Hi Tammy, glad to hear your PreOp went well and they took great care of you. Diana walked me through the process and even checked in on me after my operation while I recovered. The waiting part was the most difficult for me and it was almost a relief to... Read more.

Jessica F

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

Sending prayers for a successful surgery and beginning of recovery!

Ana Brusso

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

Lifting you up in prayer for your successful surgery tomorrow. God bless you Tammy. 🙏❤️

Rose Madura

1 year ago (April 1, 2025)

God bless you on your journey. Praying all goes well! 👍

Pamela Gregory

1 year ago (April 2, 2025)

Sending my best thoughts and prayers you way!!!🙏❤️

Sue Maize

1 year ago (April 2, 2025)

Praying for you Tammy—at this moment you are probably in the midst of your surgery so I'm praying God's leading hand guiding your team. 🙏🏻❤️🩹 when you wake up you'll be all better but you won't feel like it—my instructions to myself post-op were "Receive, rest and recover" God bless... Read more.

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