Hi Gang...........Just got off the phone with Rue and kat is doing just fine. They removed the vent and she's going through the post-op rigamarole. They monitor everything very closely as they go through the step-down process and everything looks pretty good. The excess calcium build ups are troubling but not uncommon and are most commonly associated with diabetic heart patients. In any case, they'll keep an eye on things and from the sound of things overall, she's comethrough the other side of the surgery in good shape. They are saying that she will probably be in regular cardio room by tomorrow sometime.

And speaking of "sounds"......She told Rue she heard her valve tick for the first time today. Most times you never notice or simply can't hear them. On the other hand they can at times be very loud. Trust me....not hearing it is worse!! LOL

Somebody will be around to post up any additional news but it sounds as though we'll be stuck with her for some time yet!

Spaw