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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: July 8, 2019

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Christi Harrington posted an update

6 years ago (July 18, 2019)

I am super new to the community and frankly to my diagnosis. I am struggling to balance the desire to just carry on normally with work and my yard and and my house and my life and reminding myself to take it easy. My surgery (AVR) is one week from... Read more.

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Rose Madura

Hi Christi, welcome to the site. It is a stressor for sure- OHS. Try to relax and remind yourself that these surgeries are routine with a very positive success rate. The odds are in your favor. Best wishes on your journey. May you have a successful surgery and uneventful recovery... Read more.

Joy Vera

Christi, welcome. I am sorry for the loss of your son. I'd suggest making a list of questions for your surgeon since you won't see him until the day before surgery & it would be good to get all the info you can at that time. Sounds like you've been... Read more.

Christi Harrington

Meredith, I like your plan of having something to work towards and look forward to. Our younger son leaves for college in New York at the end of August and I am still hoping to make that flight with him. If it just isn't possible we have parent's weekend to... Read more.