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Every doctor my I have ever had has noticed his. LOL But I also suffered high blood pressure so maybe that's why? Or it could be heart placement, since my heart is displaced. According to my wife she can hear/feel my heart louder/stronger than anyone who's chest she has put her head ons...

You voted on whether to have the surgery or not? That isn't something anyone but me has a say in, and my doctor of course. Sorry, I wasn't trying to be a butt, I was honestly a bit confused...

Wow! That is a pretty big aneurysm. I am glad you found the right doctor. How scary!

My doctors have all heard my murmur. I would tell each new doctor I'd had it all my life, and no one checked it out further. I had no symptoms, so they assumed it was an innocent murmur. I went for my physical to renew my med certificate for my commercial driver's license and they said I...

That is interesting. Did the RA cause a genetic mutation? My mother had multiple sclerosis, and I carry a bunch of genes linked to MS, but haven't found any linked to BAV. I believe my Pectus Excavatum (PEX) is genetic as I have a cousin who also has it. BAV is associated with PEX, but I don't...

YES! In the early days the doctors were told it wasn't though. Even a lot of the doctors who were skeptical ended up believing the pharmacy reps lies. My ex-husband was prescribed it after shattering his wrist and shoulder blade because he had to wait a couple of days for surgery and was in a...

My arteries got a clean bill of health, so at least I have that going for me. I was quite unhappy being stuck in the hospital bed not being allowed to go home and I can tell I am going to have a hard time after surgery. I had to sit there with my elbow on the table and my hand in the air for...

That's what I thought....

Isn't BAV bicuspid aortic valve? Is BAV different than having a bicuspid valve? Sorry, pretty new to this...

I am 50, oh wait, 51. It was my birthday the day he said I needed surgery. The surgeon who said he would recommend it isn't my surgeon, just a friend. My Cardiologist was the one who said tissue valve was the way to go. I haven't talked to the surgeon yet. I am getting my angiogram tomorrow.

No, I was talking about how doctors were paid for prescribing oxycontin.

I think because they were assuming it was something to do with the heart position and not an actual issue. The murmur did change in it's sound and that is when a doctor first expressed some concern. So maybe there are normal murmurs and concerning murmurs? HAHA This is what google AI said...

I just can't believe that a trauma nurse had never seen someone deal with stress by laughing inappropriately. My wife is very non-confrontational. She just took it and vented about it later. Wait, she still vents about it and it was over 15 years ago. LOL

What did you vote on? You do know that your vote is the only one that matters right?

You can take many genetic tests on the market, including ancestry, 23 and me, myheritage and the like, and for $12 run them through Promethease. They will give you a searchable report. You can search by condition or individual gene. Since I had previously done ancestry I uploaded my data and...

HA! I have had a murmur all my life, no one ever mentioned BAV. They said a lot of people have murmurs, it is normal, don't worry about it. *smh* It was thought to be due to heart positioning from my Pectus Excavatum. I ran my ancestry DNA results through Promethease and have zero of the known...

When my wife's son was getting emergency surgery she was cracking jokes and the nurse took her aside and basically told her that he had a good chance of dying and she needed to be acting appropriately. I wasn't there or I would have told her off. She handles stress with humor and people think it...

I know. Them removing the wrong organ is definitely not one of my fears. Not being able to do what I normally do and trusting my wife to handle stuff is. LOL

Really not good stuff to post right before I get surgery. HAHAHA

Thank you for sharing your experience.