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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: February 9, 2023

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Gary Dupuis added photos to a journal post
3 years ago (February 24, 2023)
Running up the Sears Tower in Chicago in November. Now having heart valve replacement surgery in March
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Wow. If you are in that great of shape, then your recovery will be that much faster. You ran up ALL those stairs?!!
Thanks Deena. Yes, 105 stories in a fundraiser for Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. Didnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt even know I had stenosis.
That happens more often than you can believe, Gary. Pretty shocking. One minute you are feeling in tip-top shape and the next minute, your cardiologist tells you รขโ‚ฌล“don't worry, but you need open heart surgeryรขโ‚ฌย! That said, itรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs fortunate that you found out. And good timing- - because the success... Read more.
Wow, that's a great accomplishment. You should do well with recovery. Godspeed.
Unbelievable!! You're going to do just fine! โค๏ธ
Thank you all for the support! We can all get through this. As I tell everyone, รขโ‚ฌล“Itรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs not the end of the road, just a bump in the roadรขโ‚ฌย.

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