Surgery Scheduled

Kenny and I met with Dr. Vic Driecer today regarding surgery. Looks like June 28th - Kenny's 38th birthday is the big day. He will likely have the surgery through the left side (4th rib) with the bypass through the groin. All looks good for this opperation, although the surgeon suspects a PFO (small hole in the heart between the left and right ventrical). If they get into surgery and discover the PFO they will do a moderate invasive through the sternum called a mini sternotomy approx. a 6 inch scar rather than the full 12. This will allow them to close the PFO and fix the Mitral Valve at the same time.
He has about an 80% chance of being able to fix the valve tissue, there is a 20% chance the valve tissue will be deterriorated enough to where once reconnected it still would not have a tight closure. In which case they would need to replace the valve. We have opted for a bovine valve (cow) if this should be the case. This will be less maintanance after surgery and safer for Kenny in his profession as a Electrician. It lasts longer than the swine valve (pig) and requires less medication than the mechanical valve. So now we wait. He will go into the hospital Friday June 25th for pre-op testing and we will spend next week getting him ready. We will update all of you as things progress.
Thanks again for all of your thoughts, prayers, words of support, funny greeting cards - cause we love to laugh.