SwansCity1912
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Passed a huge milestone this week. I met with my surgeon to discuss surgery and got the green light.
I first posted back in Dec 2023 when my routine annual check up noticed a change in my BAV with significant AR.
I’m lucky to have private medical insurance (I’m UK based) so my timeline for surgery is 4 to 6 weeks. Without it I’d be waiting another 4 to 6 months.
A degree of apprehension while waiting for authorisation from the insurance company but they shouldn’t decline. In fact in the handbook they specifically reference heart valve surgery as one of the reasons for enhanced cover following surgery.
I spent 50min talking to the surgeon and left with his personal mobile number for any questions I think of afterwards.
My heart certainly skipped a few beats when I heard the very short 4 to 6 weeks timeline. I’ve been mentally preparing for surgery for a while so currently feeling positive but certainly the pre-surgery nerves will kick in as I get closer.
I first posted back in Dec 2023 when my routine annual check up noticed a change in my BAV with significant AR.
I’m lucky to have private medical insurance (I’m UK based) so my timeline for surgery is 4 to 6 weeks. Without it I’d be waiting another 4 to 6 months.
A degree of apprehension while waiting for authorisation from the insurance company but they shouldn’t decline. In fact in the handbook they specifically reference heart valve surgery as one of the reasons for enhanced cover following surgery.
I spent 50min talking to the surgeon and left with his personal mobile number for any questions I think of afterwards.
My heart certainly skipped a few beats when I heard the very short 4 to 6 weeks timeline. I’ve been mentally preparing for surgery for a while so currently feeling positive but certainly the pre-surgery nerves will kick in as I get closer.