C-flat, your surgery is a walk in the park compared to some. Tom (Curmudgeon) had a valve job, tune-up and some electrical work and now he'll never play football [US] again...(not that he ever did before). Translated, that's his aortic valve replaced, tri-cuspid valve repaired, a double bypass and installation of a defibrillator/pacemaker.

And his doctors made it seem like it was every day surgery...

You are joining a huge club and it's great that you can do a lot of research and finding out people's experiences beforehand. Your doctors will have you good as new!

Linn