Hi, my name is Gord and I will be 69 in April. Over the last 2 years, my Doctor detected a murmur which has worsened. I had a couple of echocardiograms and a Tread Mill Test (which I failed) and it was suspected that thee was a narrowing of the aortic valve. Last week following an Angiogram, it was found that I have two blocked arteries and Moderate Aortic Stenosis. I have already been scheduled for a AVR and a DBP on March 29th; so now my research begins so that I can be better prepared for this.
Over the past two years, the only sign of any heart problem was a shortness of breath and when cutting the lawn, I would sometimes have some dizzy spells or light headiness. Now that I am aware of my condition, I think that what I considered to be heartburn was likely chest pains, primarily during the night when I would wake up with a slight pain across my lower chest which I jsut thought was heartburn.
My wife and I had booked a cruise which was scheduled for Mar 12, 2010, this had to be cancelled as we wanted to avoid any potential crisis while out of the country. Our winter this year has been pretty good without a lot of snow, but we were looking forward to some warm weather in the Carribean.
Following recovery from the surgery we will look forward to a delayed vacation.
Over the past two years, the only sign of any heart problem was a shortness of breath and when cutting the lawn, I would sometimes have some dizzy spells or light headiness. Now that I am aware of my condition, I think that what I considered to be heartburn was likely chest pains, primarily during the night when I would wake up with a slight pain across my lower chest which I jsut thought was heartburn.
My wife and I had booked a cruise which was scheduled for Mar 12, 2010, this had to be cancelled as we wanted to avoid any potential crisis while out of the country. Our winter this year has been pretty good without a lot of snow, but we were looking forward to some warm weather in the Carribean.
Following recovery from the surgery we will look forward to a delayed vacation.