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I underwent Aortic Valve Replacement in November 1991 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. I was 22 years old at the time. I have a St Jude valve.
Time does fly. I am coming to my 10th anniversary and have had no valve-related problems. INR's can be pesky, as we all know, but overall, all has been well.
I have been a little uneasy as of late, you could almost say paranoid. I never really gave my valve much serious thought after the surgery. I was in my 20s and I wanted to focus on my new life, rather than the questions and fears that I had regarding this ticking object in my chest.
Now that I am getting ready to become a father, I guess I am confronting and dealing with my valve, and fears about it, for the first time. I worry about its lifespan, I worry about it malfunctioning, and I worry sometimes that I will someday have to undergo surgery yet again.
Has anyone else experienced any of this? I know it must sound crazy.
Time does fly. I am coming to my 10th anniversary and have had no valve-related problems. INR's can be pesky, as we all know, but overall, all has been well.
I have been a little uneasy as of late, you could almost say paranoid. I never really gave my valve much serious thought after the surgery. I was in my 20s and I wanted to focus on my new life, rather than the questions and fears that I had regarding this ticking object in my chest.
Now that I am getting ready to become a father, I guess I am confronting and dealing with my valve, and fears about it, for the first time. I worry about its lifespan, I worry about it malfunctioning, and I worry sometimes that I will someday have to undergo surgery yet again.
Has anyone else experienced any of this? I know it must sound crazy.