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Eric/COfireftr - THANK YOU. You have NO IDEA how much your post means to me, even though your situation was different, its just a relief that someone out there somewhere understands what is happening to our family. We have small kids and our home-life has been blown apart by his diagnosis and...

Thank you, everyone, for your comments. We have been to several cardios and several surgeons, and the only consistent response among all of them is that surgical guidelines prohibit surgery for my Capt. until either his valve worsens or his aneurysm grows. Honestly, that is why I resorted to...

My husband is a Captain with 15 years of service at his FD and was recently diagnosed with a BAV and AAA of 4.5 cm (found via routine health exam paid for by his department per NFPA 1582). No surgeon will operate on him yet because the pressure across his valve is not high enough and his...