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@shayne1970 If it's "large", why are they waiting 6 months? Find a cardiologist who specializes in aortas.

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shayne1970 | @shayne1970 | Apr 5 8:30am

@breick It is just below a 5. From my research, 5.5 is go time but I am sure that varies between individuals. Surgeons like to cut. Some people probably know surgery is inevitable and just want to get it over with.

Thoracic surgery is no cake walk. I have a fairly muscular torso so recovery will be difficult. The more muscle, the more pain from what I am told.

My surgery will be aortic resection of the root. Valves are good so the procedure will be a David procedure which is a positive for me. No need for ant-coagulants.

Thanks for your reply.

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