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Thanks for the encouraging responses, everyone. I did find out some good news today. I met with my surgeon this morning, and over the past week at their board meetings he said they had been discussing my case pretty heavily with other surgeons, one of which specializes in the Ross procedure. As...

I am 24 yrs old. I have BAV, aortic aneurysm, low EF, and an enlarged left ventricle. I have decided I am going with the mechanical. I will also have to be discharged medically from the Marine Corps, which I am very upset about, however I just do not want to have to redo this surgery a few years...

Thank you all for the replies. I will be sure to keep y'all updated with the situation. On a side note... The medical prescreening that I had prior to joining the Marine Corps didn't involve any in depth heart testing. I'm not sure how the doctor didn't notice anything unusual with the sound of...

Seems as if I'm chiming in pretty late to this post, but it's nice to finally come across someone who is in a very similar situation as myself. Dale, I am 24 and I found out August 2011 about my BAV and have the exact same concern as you. I have not been told I need surgery just yet, but I will...

Good evening everyone. Almost a year ago I found out I had BAV, ascending aorta about 4.3cm, moderate AR, and a dilated left ventricle. I am in the military and recently was not cleared medically to move to my new overseas duty station because of this. I had a MUGA Scan a week ago and will be...

Thanks to all of you for the insightful responses and encouragement. I will definitely continue to read and learn as much as possible. Thanks once again.

Hey there everyone, my name is Chris and I'm 23 years old and recently commissioned into the U.S. Marine Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant. About a month ago, I was participating in a very rigorous physical event during my training and had a pretty bad heat stroke, which ultimately led to a hospital...