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Should I get a second opinion about surgery?
discovered that I have an ascending aortic ... She recommended open heart surgery to ... My valve is normal tricuspid. ... I am terrified at the thought of open ... heart surgery and the extensive recovery
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Last active: Jul 19, 2025
Ascending Aortic Aneurysm / My Terrifying Story
Ascending Aortic Aneurysm / My Terrifying ... valve didn’t need replacement, which ... After open-heart surgery, you can&#39 ... found blood filling the sac around my heart ... ; challenging after my chest being opened
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Last active: Feb 26, 2025
Ascending aortic aneurysm & My Surgery
Ascending aortic aneurysm & My Surgery ... the best surgeon for my ascending aortic ... Thankfully, the bicuspid aortic valve ... After open-heart surgery, you can&#39 ... found blood filling the sac around my heart
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Last active: Jan 10, 2025
Pain at night while waiting for TKR
I have a complex heart history. ... Two open-heart surgeries, one in 2014 ... valve (both times) and aortic root ... 2019, which was the reason for the valve ... thick, plus I ended up with total heart
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Last active: Dec 30, 2024
What were my odds?
I had open heart surgery and a second ... surgery the same day to remove some ... this probably caused the complete aortic ... students to come and listen to my heart ... ;type A, type B, dissection, root, valve
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Last active: Jan 20, 2025