Facing Surgery Without Symptoms: Surreal

[Bear72]

I am just under 3 weeks to surgery (August 14) for my aneurysm (and hoping that they can do the David Reimplantation). I actually am feeling pretty calm about things, but I was wondering if anyone else dealt with the whole thing feeling surreal because you had no symptoms. I feel totally fine, have never had a symptom that I know of my BAV or aneurysm, and was running and exercise with no problem prior to my surgery. It just seems so weird to feel so good and to be about to undergo such intense surgery. Anyone else deal with that surreality?

Very surreal for me as well. I am having surgery in September to repair my mitral valve and currently run 20 + miles a week at a competitive pace. But I guess my echo and surgeon say it's time.

 

[barb]

At 3.5 weeks post op, I'm starting to think that I was more symptomatic than I had thought. My impression before surgery was that I was beginning to have some shortness of breath and dizziness but now looking back I can see that I may have overlooked the symptoms or written them off to other causes.

It was surreal. I was begging the doc to let me wait till next summer so I could have more time to "plan". He was sure it was time. When he got in there things were actually worse than any tests showed so I'm very glad I listened to him and so is my family.

I so appreciate that feeling of "how did I get here?" It is very surreal, I know. At that point the best thing to do is get it behind you.

I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you anticipate surgery. You will be healing and getting on with life very soon.