Posted by THOMAS C. GLASS on April 12, 2002 at 12:29:59:
In Reply to: Our Story posted by Teri Shelton on April 12, 2002 at 11:59:47:
TERI, IF YOU ARE SURE THE MAZE IS FOR YOUR HUSBAND AND MOST OF US WHO HAVE HAD IT ALL SAY WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER, I WOULD NOT WAIT. AT HIS AGE, AND IF HE HAS NO ARTERY PROBLEMS,HE COULD OP FOR THE MINI MAZE WHICH DOES NOT SPLIT THE BREAST BONE. RECOVERY IS FAST FOR THIS SURGERY. HE WOULD PROBABLLY BE EXERCISING IN 6 WEEKS. I HAD MINI MAZE AT AGE 60 AND WAS DOING PULLUPS AFTER 6 WEEKS.WHEN I WAS AT OSU FOR MY OPERATION,THERE WAS A 23 YEAR OLD FROM FLORIDA,NAME I CANT REMEMBER,WHO HAD MINI MAZE AND LEFT HOSP IN 3 DAYS WITH NO AFIB. ALSO LONGER YOU ARE IN AFIB THE WEAKER THE HEART MAY GET. GO FOR IT. GOOD LUCK TOM