Old Salt wrote on Jan 17^th, 2020 at 2:13pm:

Lynda, We pray that your surgery is successful and without complications. I went through that surgery almost 4 years ago. As with most surgeries, rehab will be important. We’re looking forward to seeing you again at Copia. 8-)

Thank you to all of you who posted good wishes and prayers.

OS--Did you have a myectomy?  I am having a septal myectomy, and also removal of a sub-aortic membrane and replacement of my aortic valve.  The surgeon says the latter will be the most difficult, as he has to enlarge the "root" of the aortic valve, as my opening is small and I need a larger valve.  Means more time on the heart-lung machine, and that is hard on other body functions.  He said perhaps as long as 3-4 hours on the machine, and a very long surgery for Neil to wait through.  Our daughter is coming to be with him and that relieves my mind somewhat.

They say it will be 6 weeks before I feel well afterward, and that is just about 'Copia time, so I am tentative as to whether we will make the trip.  But it is a good incentive.  (And yes, I know there will be rehab--I am weak now and have almost no stamina, so I will have to build back up some energy.)