starkone
Well-known member
Well, I just got back from Brigham for a repeat echo stress test. Needless to say they didn't do the stress test because my valve was found to be a .4!!!
Yikes!!
This was not what I expected.
To make a long story short....they immediately booked my surgery for March 15. I got to come back to the warm weather for 10 days. I will make the trek back up to Boston on March 12 for pre tests etc.
They will be doing (hopefully) minimally invasive AVR by Lawrence Cohn. Of course this will depend on the cath that they will do the morning of the surgery.
The good news is I got to see my first snow in about 30 years. I did see some small stuff in NC. It was exciting.
I am coping better than expected so far. I am freaking out and not able to concentrate....I dialed the Delta number 5 times for tickets and couldn't focus on the recording I just want this over now. They successfully scared the sugar out of me....I now even believe I need surgery.
They said they will use a Magna tissue valve? I still have to look up stuff on this one.
I will keep all informed...
Thanks for making me an informed patient.
Karen
Yikes!!
This was not what I expected.
To make a long story short....they immediately booked my surgery for March 15. I got to come back to the warm weather for 10 days. I will make the trek back up to Boston on March 12 for pre tests etc.
They will be doing (hopefully) minimally invasive AVR by Lawrence Cohn. Of course this will depend on the cath that they will do the morning of the surgery.
The good news is I got to see my first snow in about 30 years. I did see some small stuff in NC. It was exciting.
I am coping better than expected so far. I am freaking out and not able to concentrate....I dialed the Delta number 5 times for tickets and couldn't focus on the recording I just want this over now. They successfully scared the sugar out of me....I now even believe I need surgery.
They said they will use a Magna tissue valve? I still have to look up stuff on this one.
I will keep all informed...
Thanks for making me an informed patient.
Karen