Recent content by ChicagoBAV

I have been pretty much panicking every moment of every day about every worrisome thing for the past 40 years, so I'm sure you're right! But I'm glad that I'll at least be an "expert" (as much as a non-physician can be) when the time comes. Being informed helps me cope with the uncertainty. But...

I got hooked on Eurovision two years ago and it is tremendous. The charmingly corrupt and convoluted voting process immediately won my heart.

I'm very glad I found this forum and every response has been very valuable to me. The paternalism crack was truly a joke; yes, I did feel a bit talked down to by one of the responses, but I understand that was not the intent. When dealing with this recent official BAV diagnosis, it gave me a...

I expected a bit of paternalism on a forum for a disease that skews 3:1 male, but this is a bit much. :LOL: I should have just said "I'm active duty military and unable to take blood thinners." I'm just kidding - I certainly appreciate all your input because you've all gone through it and your...

Hi everyone. Here's my story and where I'm at: Five years ago (35/F): I found out about my BAV by chance. I had an echocardiogram after experiencing symptoms that weren't heart-related after all. The echo report said the following, and I was told to check back in a few years: BAV could not be...