That's my heart, too...

So, Scott's new valve will be made of graphite, and his ticker will literally 'tick'. That's a good thing though, it tells us that his heart is working properly. In case I haven't mentioned it already, Scott has been diagnosed with Mytral Valve Heart Disease, and he needs Open-Heart Surgery. Originally, they thought it would only require a valve repair, but after doing the latest test on him (I forget the medical term, but he had a camera ran down his throat), the cardiologist found that it is much worse, and he needs a complete replacement.

I know this is a common procedure these days, and technology has come a long way, but it's still a scary surgery, and you know as well as I do how all surgeries come with risks,...... I just can't believe how there are certain people that have played it down to me like it's no biggie,... I can't imagine facing having your sternum cut open with a saw, and your heart not only stopped, but then cut open, and that during the whole process, the only thing keeping you alive is the heart/lung machine, and then thinking that this is not something to be freaked out about. Nobody close to us has acted that way, but a few outsiders have, and it just really made me mad. I can't imagine being in Scott's shoes right now, but I do know I'm going to be on the edge of my seat the whole time Scott is under, and I'm not going to feel okay again until after he's conscious again,... because what they're working on in there,.. well, that's my heart, too.