barb
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I've decided that dragging this out any longer is just no fair to my family. Some of my kids are old enough to have researched this themselves (one dd is in nursing school and ds is in paramedic school so not much gets by them ) I know the waiting is the worst part. I told someone it feels like being on that first hill of a roller coaster and I don't like roller coasters. I just need to get over the top of the hill and get on with life. I know people here understand in a way others can't.
According to the first surgeon I saw I am having an aortic root replacement due to BAV, moderate aortic stenosis and aortic aneurysm of 5.2 cm. According to Dr. Svenson's nurse who reviewed my records with him this needs to be done in the next month or 2. Same opinion as the first surgeon. Svenson noted the 5.2 size as opposed to 5.0 from the other surgeon.
I am supposed to have a heart cath and many other tests over 2 days next week. On day 3 I meet Dr. Svenson for the first time and anesthesiology. I will certainly be taking questions from this site to that visit. I have a surgery date of July 7 and my understanding is that they admit you one day before for IV fluids.
I worry so much about my family. I know I'll be fine but I worry for obvious reasons along with the lesser reason that I just feel bad for kind of "hijacking " everyone's summer. I have yet to tell a lot of people and I keep getting caught on the phone with friends who want to make plans for upcoming weeks. I would be tempted to take a little more time but when I was told that I won't be driving for 6 weeks that made me realize that the sooner the better. Not driving when the kids go back to school will be difficult to say the least.
Hanging out here has helped me a great deal.
There is so much to do to get ready for this. It is just overwhelming as you know. Thanks for being here everyone.
Barb
According to the first surgeon I saw I am having an aortic root replacement due to BAV, moderate aortic stenosis and aortic aneurysm of 5.2 cm. According to Dr. Svenson's nurse who reviewed my records with him this needs to be done in the next month or 2. Same opinion as the first surgeon. Svenson noted the 5.2 size as opposed to 5.0 from the other surgeon.
I am supposed to have a heart cath and many other tests over 2 days next week. On day 3 I meet Dr. Svenson for the first time and anesthesiology. I will certainly be taking questions from this site to that visit. I have a surgery date of July 7 and my understanding is that they admit you one day before for IV fluids.
I worry so much about my family. I know I'll be fine but I worry for obvious reasons along with the lesser reason that I just feel bad for kind of "hijacking " everyone's summer. I have yet to tell a lot of people and I keep getting caught on the phone with friends who want to make plans for upcoming weeks. I would be tempted to take a little more time but when I was told that I won't be driving for 6 weeks that made me realize that the sooner the better. Not driving when the kids go back to school will be difficult to say the least.
Hanging out here has helped me a great deal.
There is so much to do to get ready for this. It is just overwhelming as you know. Thanks for being here everyone.
Barb