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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: March 29, 2019

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T.c. Sayles got a guestbook from Tim from Australia
7 years ago (April 4, 2019)
G'day T.C. glad to hear you are doing well post open #2. I to had my first ohs in 1978 aged 10 to open up a severely diseased bicuspid aortic valve. 2006 ohs #2 to put in a st jude medical heart valve & 18 months later ohs #3 to... Read more.
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T.c. Sayles got a guestbook from Amy Leonardi
7 years ago (April 4, 2019)
Hi T.C.! Thank you so much for your response and perspective! It’s been a relief to have people who understand, and hear their personal experiences. My surgeon, cardiologist, and husband have been leaning towards a tissue valve. I go back and forth, and I’m terrified of making the wrong choice;... Read more.
Thank you TC!!! I do think I’m fearful of the surgery, and that helps to put things into perspective! It’s partly that I’m in healthcare and I’ve seen too much. Too funny...Sign me up as well!! I have a weird sort of rapport with my surgeon. He’s the kind of... Read more.

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