I am Ken's mom. We took him to Mayo Clinic at 5:30 this morning (REALLLY). They took him in at 7 am and began surgery shortly after 8. We heard nothing until 2:30 when his doctor took us to the conference room to tell us that the surgery went well, however, they found a much more damaged heart than expected. Seems the infection that he had earlier plus several years of a leaking valve had left much scar tissue and other damage.
They took him to ICU where we saw him a couple of hours later. He was still asleep and the nurse explained they wanted to keep him asleep for a few more hours. They were giving him two units of blood and he has tubes attached. We were told it would be good if we came home and got some sleep and returned tomorrow. He is in good hands and the nurse was excellent. We will go tomorrow morning and hope to find him awake and alert. I will post again tomorrow night.
Mary King
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Thank you so much for the update. Please let Ken know that the gang on T-5 is pulling for him, and that he (and all of you) are in our thoughts and prayers.
Hey Ken -
Just wanted to let you know we're thinking about you. I hope you're up and running laps around the hospital in no time -
Larry
Ken -- Just wanted to make sure you know that you've got lots of people back in Cary who are rooting for your speedy recovery! Hope you're up and around and feeling stronger soon.
-John
Does anyone know where we would send a card to Ken? Is there a general post office down there at the Mayo Clinic which receives cards, flowers, etc. and distributes to patients?
Hi Ken's Mom,
Thank you for the update. Please tell Ken he's in our prayers. Also, where can we send a card?
Ken: Wishing you a speedy recovery! ...so you can get back to work! We miss ya!
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