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Thanks @Paleogirl I've a congenital BAV, so my mother knows about it and she also knows that i will need surgery in future. I need to figure out a way to let her know that surgery date may be coming (perhaps sometime in 2016) One more question: Is it common to go from completely asymptomatic...

I'd an initial meeting with my cardiac surgeon Dr. William Cooper @ Wellstar kennesaw. He answered all of my questions and was pretty diligent answering my questions. Has anybody done valve replacement in Atlanta. Not sure, how to compare different cardiac surgeons.

I'm mentally prepared for valve replacement (probably 2016 depending on results in next 2 weeks). I think that I've done lot of home work and prepared to go with mechanical valve (On-X). I'm really puzzled/surprised that within 2 weeks I've gone from completely asymptomatic to few...

Talked to my cardiologist today. He did an EKG and schduled 24 Hr Holter monitoring early next week and Bruce Protocol Stress test week after. Hopefully, these tests will explain reason for dizziness, lightheadness.

Thanks Steve for your sharing your story. I'm the fittest 48 yr old person (I know), nobody can tell that I'm 48, since i look 29-30 and act like one as well. I moved from Silicon Valley (SunnyVale/Santa Clara) to Atlanta 12 yrs ago. I'm an IT entrepreneur and I doubt I can live without being...

Thanks everyone for responses. I just left a message to the nurse to schedule an appointment with my cardiologist.

Thanks everyone.. I've stopped or reduced lifting heavy weights, slowed down my cardio workouts (I had been going to Orange Theory Fitness) and started making notes of how i feel during running/workout. I'm scheduled to go for Stress test in March 2015 and plan to share my findings with the...

I'm 48 yr old male living in Atlanta with Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve. I've been going for yearly ECHO, ECG and Stress Tests at WellStar Atlanta. Last November my cardiologist told me to talk to Cardiac Surgeon for pre-operation surgery. My Cardiac Surgeon asked for Cardiac CT Scan with...