scuba_898
Well-known member
Let me start out saying this site has lifted a lot of anxiety, although i still have some.
My background in a nutshell is I was married this past december and diagnosed with BAV 2 months later in March. not the kinda news a newlywed wants. furthermore my cardiologist did not have a good bed side manor. He did not explain it to me very well and asked if i had any questions, of coarse i had questions but i don't know if i asked the right ones. he told me i could a lot of research on the internet, which i did and scared myself half to death. My wife doesn't like for me to look on the internet anymore, because of it. I have just turned 29. I played football all through highschool and lifted big weights. I am about 6'4" 265 I have lost 30 lbs since being diagnosed in early March. After football and college i started playing rugby. The doctor put me excercise limitations of lifting no more than 25 lbs and all the cardio that i want within reason. I later talked to his nurse and she said that cardio for me should be limited to walking and riding a bike. Which is a huge blow to someone of my size. He said that my valve is leaking at a moderate level and if it worsens then i would need surgery. I am scheduled to see him every six months, the only treatment that he put me on was BP medicine.
I am looking for a new cardiologist in the atlanta area, that has experience in treating BAV and has a good bed side manor.
I just joined today and have already read a lot of your stories. any suggestions that you may have for me would be greatly appreciated. I still need to find a cardiologist who has treated this in the atlanta area, get a second opinion, get clarification on limitations for exercise, and learn about all the surgical options available for BAV (mechanical, Bovine, Repair, Robotic etc).
I have learned a lot from your site about having to live with BAV. Seeing everyone who has had the surgery is inspiring to me. Another question is what kind of limitations are you all facing after surgery. Can you still have alcohol, run, jog, lift weights or are the limitations the same as i am now experiencing.
Sorry for the long intro, but i still have lots of questions. Thanks
My background in a nutshell is I was married this past december and diagnosed with BAV 2 months later in March. not the kinda news a newlywed wants. furthermore my cardiologist did not have a good bed side manor. He did not explain it to me very well and asked if i had any questions, of coarse i had questions but i don't know if i asked the right ones. he told me i could a lot of research on the internet, which i did and scared myself half to death. My wife doesn't like for me to look on the internet anymore, because of it. I have just turned 29. I played football all through highschool and lifted big weights. I am about 6'4" 265 I have lost 30 lbs since being diagnosed in early March. After football and college i started playing rugby. The doctor put me excercise limitations of lifting no more than 25 lbs and all the cardio that i want within reason. I later talked to his nurse and she said that cardio for me should be limited to walking and riding a bike. Which is a huge blow to someone of my size. He said that my valve is leaking at a moderate level and if it worsens then i would need surgery. I am scheduled to see him every six months, the only treatment that he put me on was BP medicine.
I am looking for a new cardiologist in the atlanta area, that has experience in treating BAV and has a good bed side manor.
I just joined today and have already read a lot of your stories. any suggestions that you may have for me would be greatly appreciated. I still need to find a cardiologist who has treated this in the atlanta area, get a second opinion, get clarification on limitations for exercise, and learn about all the surgical options available for BAV (mechanical, Bovine, Repair, Robotic etc).
I have learned a lot from your site about having to live with BAV. Seeing everyone who has had the surgery is inspiring to me. Another question is what kind of limitations are you all facing after surgery. Can you still have alcohol, run, jog, lift weights or are the limitations the same as i am now experiencing.
Sorry for the long intro, but i still have lots of questions. Thanks