scuba_898
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Hello everyone, I am going to see a surgeon on Monday and want to make sure I ask all the right questions. A brief background on me...I was diagnosed with BAV in early March (at 28 yrs old) with leakage at Mod to Severe levels, as far as i know i do not have an aneurysm and have since been dianosed with Acid reflux. So I am taking High Blood pressure meds now and meds for Acid reflux. My cardiologist has not told me that i need surgery yet. I am seeing this surgeon as he was recommended from my moms dr., as they are good personal friends (out of state, IL and GA) and this visit is just a visit. so some of the questions i was thinking about asking were
1) do i have an aneurysm? if so what size is it?
2) how often do you perform AVR? what is your preferred method (mech, tissue, repair)
3) how often do you see or work on patients with a BAV?
4) what do i do in the meantime physically?
Those are just a few questions that i can think of off the top of my head i do have a few others, but don't want to ask to many for time sake. I am in the atlanta ga so there are wonderful hospitals and Dr. down here, however being on this site i here so many wonderful things about CC and wonder if having it there is better than here?? I don't know if i should be asking him that question? I have heard that surgeons do get offended on some questions and i certainly do not want to offend him at least not yet.
If yall have any other suggestions on what i should be asking and how to ask it, i would appreciate it. thanks again.
1) do i have an aneurysm? if so what size is it?
2) how often do you perform AVR? what is your preferred method (mech, tissue, repair)
3) how often do you see or work on patients with a BAV?
4) what do i do in the meantime physically?
Those are just a few questions that i can think of off the top of my head i do have a few others, but don't want to ask to many for time sake. I am in the atlanta ga so there are wonderful hospitals and Dr. down here, however being on this site i here so many wonderful things about CC and wonder if having it there is better than here?? I don't know if i should be asking him that question? I have heard that surgeons do get offended on some questions and i certainly do not want to offend him at least not yet.
If yall have any other suggestions on what i should be asking and how to ask it, i would appreciate it. thanks again.