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vlamus
First post....here goes.
I have some significant cardiac hx, being born a "blue baby" and having heart surgery when I was 17mo and 7yo. So long ago. The problem is, thought everything was "fixed" and went on with my life. Well, I am now being rec. to have a PVR with the Tricuspid Annuloplasty in the next 3 months (by Mayo's) and I just don't know what to think about this. I live in a fairly large city, and my cardio's here just don't know enough about my condition...so thus, not much talk on the matter and seem to defer to Mayo's as being the experts. Also, I'm single and just don't have much support emotionally in dealing with this big decision. Anyone else had this done? Sounds like most of you have had AVR.
My second question, any of you RN's/MD's that have gone through surgery? I'm a nurse and frankly I think knowing "too much" adds to the anxiety of having major surgery. I remember suctioning all those ET tubes....scary thought having one in yourself!
My basic mindset is that what I've been dealt is congential heart disease and I need to get on with it, and deal with it. But folks, this is frightening.
Thanks for listening. Vlamus
I have some significant cardiac hx, being born a "blue baby" and having heart surgery when I was 17mo and 7yo. So long ago. The problem is, thought everything was "fixed" and went on with my life. Well, I am now being rec. to have a PVR with the Tricuspid Annuloplasty in the next 3 months (by Mayo's) and I just don't know what to think about this. I live in a fairly large city, and my cardio's here just don't know enough about my condition...so thus, not much talk on the matter and seem to defer to Mayo's as being the experts. Also, I'm single and just don't have much support emotionally in dealing with this big decision. Anyone else had this done? Sounds like most of you have had AVR.
My second question, any of you RN's/MD's that have gone through surgery? I'm a nurse and frankly I think knowing "too much" adds to the anxiety of having major surgery. I remember suctioning all those ET tubes....scary thought having one in yourself!
My basic mindset is that what I've been dealt is congential heart disease and I need to get on with it, and deal with it. But folks, this is frightening.
Thanks for listening. Vlamus