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This will be my last post before my Open-Heart Surgery for the Bentall procedure on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at AdventHealth Hospital Downtown Orlando with Dr. Accola (my surgeon). I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for all your support and well wishes. Although I know it’s an extremely complicated and…
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💙 Surgery Update — Asking for Your Prayers and Good Thoughts I now have a date for my surgery — Tuesday, August 26th at around 11:00 AM at AdventHealth Downtown Orlando with Dr. Accola, my cardiothoracic surgeon. I will be having open heart surgery and will be placed on a heart-lung machine during the operation.…
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Dr. Accola surgeon called last Monday, I thought he was going to give me a date and type surgery, but he said he had sent my films to Dr. Martin in Gainesville at UF Shands Hospital. He is an expert in Connective tissue disease relating to Valves. Dr. Accola wanted his opinion and will get…
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Hi all, I’m going to try to make updated posts on Saturdays, so here is a quick update. Monday is the big day for me to hopefully get my surgery plan. Supposedly the medical team was having a “pow wow” this past week, but the details of that haven’t been shared with me yet. Tomorrow…
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Hi all, I had an appointment with Dr. Bellam on Friday, July 25. He is an AdventHealth doctor who specializes in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplants. Based on a cardio test that I did in his office and my other recent test results, he believes that I will be an open-heart surgical candidate rather than…
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Dear Friends and Family, After much thought, I’ve created this blog to help keep everyone updated on my health journey. For those of you who don’t know yet, I have recently been diagnosed with Chronic Congestive Systolic Heart Failure. During a multitude of tests, a genetic test showed that I also have Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, a…