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Scottie
Hi folks ...I have been told that I need an op to cut away thickened muscle beneath the pulmonary valve..( a result of a congential defect )....however my point is ..how do you decide the pros and cons of surgery ...
I feel I have a good quality of life right now ..fatigue and some breathlessness with a tendancy of always having anemia ..but I can still work and although have to rest up at weekends ..I can still do most of the things I really want to ..
I have two teenage children who are heading towards University soon ..I need to work to help pay them through ...I also have a younger child ...
My point is how do you weigh up the risks of surgery and the needs of your dependants ...
I feel I have some good yrs left in me yet and although surgery might extend my life (I'm 41) maybe I should settle for getting my kids through Uni ..
I'm asking the people who's surgery was not an emergency ...how did you decide?
Thanks for listening
Scottie
Ps .am I the only person in here who goes round and round this issue ?
I feel I have a good quality of life right now ..fatigue and some breathlessness with a tendancy of always having anemia ..but I can still work and although have to rest up at weekends ..I can still do most of the things I really want to ..
I have two teenage children who are heading towards University soon ..I need to work to help pay them through ...I also have a younger child ...
My point is how do you weigh up the risks of surgery and the needs of your dependants ...
I feel I have some good yrs left in me yet and although surgery might extend my life (I'm 41) maybe I should settle for getting my kids through Uni ..
I'm asking the people who's surgery was not an emergency ...how did you decide?
Thanks for listening
Scottie
Ps .am I the only person in here who goes round and round this issue ?