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Hello! This is my first posting & I'm very new to all of this. I was hoping to have some feedback regarding my condition. You see, I had cardiac surgery as an infant to open up my pulmonary valve. I am 41 yrs old & have always been healthy, plenty of energy. As far as I was concerned I was healed. At the urging of my parents to check on my heart "just as a precaution" I spoke to my dr who suggested an echocardiogram. That got the ball rolling...a ball I never saw coming. The cardiologist told me that I have atrial septal defect (whole in my heart), a tricuspid leak & I found out later that my pulmonary valve has to be replaced (when they openned up the valve they created a leak). I was also born w/an enlarged heart. The right side is significantly larger then my left. I was told to have surgery by this summer to fix the tricuspid leak, close the whole & replace the pulmonary valve in hopes to decrease the size of my heart. It has all come as a shock. Whatever feedback, advice, prayers are all so very appreciated. Also, what am I facing prior to and especially after surgery. I am married & have 2 younger children so I am especially concerned, because of them, with getting through all of this well & as quickly as possible. Thanks sooo much! Linda