Wow Dick, I hope to get as long out of my valve as you have.
I get to go in at 6:00 am tomorrow with the surgery scheduled for I believe 7:45. Thanks everyone for the advice and I hope to post my recovery progress in the post surgery section in a few days.
Thanks for all of the responses. It was just what I needed to feel confident in the decision I am making. Now if only I can get rid of this sinus infection so that they don't have to delay the surgery. The wait has already caused enough stress.
Hello everyone.
This is my first post and I am so happy that I found this forum and its wealth of information. A little background on me. I am currently 29 yo and was born with a coarctation of my aortic artery and aortic stenosis. I had surgery a few days after I was born to fix the...