I finally got hold of the Dr's on Wednesday & asked what they did & what they planned on doing. They told me that they did another test before the surgery to see if everything was the same from the 1st test they did. They found out after the test that they Aorta was a little damaged but the left ventricle was ok. They put in a stent heading somewhere ( so sorry) can't remember all the medical stuff. Did more tests on Wednesday to see if everything was going good. So far it is. They moved him out of ICU that morning. Brian is healing up nicely that on Thursday, for at least 1 hr 3 times a day, they started him walking slowly to build up his strength. Brian will be released on the 6th so he can be home ( he's been bugging them bigtime about that) LOL. Don't have the names of the anti-biotics he'll be having tho. But when he is home, He cannot sit down for long periods of time ( 15 minutes max). Won't be able to do much of anything for the next 3 to 5 wks if lucky. Brian will be able to start doing his walking exercises(Dr. orders) next Wednesday the 7th. Him using a walker isn't something I'm used to seeing, but that is what he'll be using occasionally I do believe. Definitely going to drive him crazy that he can't sleep or sit the regular way that he does. Somewhat sitting up w/ his legs elevated when awake or sleeping. Between my work & things that needs to be done around my home & coming back & getting things done around here is alot tougher than I expected. Hopefully I haven't destroyed anything in his gardens . I haven't been answering his phone tho. Going to re-arrange his bedroom for easier access to everything this weekend. Pixie can't wait for Brian to come home. Brian will be doing alot of latch-hooking LOL Sorry for going on & on. Again I just wanted to say BIG TY for all the prayers & continued thoughts for me & our family at this time + being his friends as well. Take good care of yourselfs & God Bless