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Candi
I figured this would be a good place to introduce myself 
My name is Candi. I'm a 25yr old Makeup artist from N. Idaho, living in Las Vegas, with my Husband Julian & our 2yr old son Giovanni.
I'm having heart surgery on Nov. 17th to fix/replace my Tricuspid valve.
I have RBBB & Severe symptomatic Tricuspid regurg.. & enlarged heart (forget wich chamber?).
I first learned I had heart disease at a routine checkup in 2003, the doc found murmurs with a stethescope and told me to see a Cardiologist, I did. The Cardiologist told me that it was Mild Tricuspid regurgitation (prolapse), and that I would be 60yrs old before it would be severe enough to have surgery......he told me that I might be a little tired but otherwise, have a nice life and to get it checked every few years.
Then I got pregnant Feb. 04. ... when I was 6 months along, I had moved to Vegas and was sent to a Cardiologist who told me I had Moderate regurgitation.
March. of 05 ..when my son was 4 months old, I started having some bad symptoms.... really bad ... I didn't even connect it to my heart and started going to my doc ALL the time to find out what was wrong .....who thought of me as a hypochondriac .....still no answers ... it was only at a visit to my Cardiologist that fall that I was refered to a Specialist (who is my current Cardiologist)... and then I started getting answers.
He did a TEE and told me I needed surgery "soon" ... but no date was set then. He also told me that I have RBBB along with a few other things (? not clear on what those things are, seem insignificant).
July of 2006 ... I went in just for an Echo ... my doc came into the room & told me its BAD, that the regurg is severe & my heart is enlarged and that I need surgery NOW. ... I was like "Hey, thanks for the warning!" haha. ....so I've put it off as long as I could and finally set the date (not too excited).
That's my story. I'm SCARED!! This site was not easy to find!!, but I'm SO HAPPY to be here, ... It seems to help a lot of people and I'm sure it will be the crutch I need in not driving myself crazy with worry before the "big day".
Candi
My name is Candi. I'm a 25yr old Makeup artist from N. Idaho, living in Las Vegas, with my Husband Julian & our 2yr old son Giovanni.
I'm having heart surgery on Nov. 17th to fix/replace my Tricuspid valve.
I have RBBB & Severe symptomatic Tricuspid regurg.. & enlarged heart (forget wich chamber?).
I first learned I had heart disease at a routine checkup in 2003, the doc found murmurs with a stethescope and told me to see a Cardiologist, I did. The Cardiologist told me that it was Mild Tricuspid regurgitation (prolapse), and that I would be 60yrs old before it would be severe enough to have surgery......he told me that I might be a little tired but otherwise, have a nice life and to get it checked every few years.
Then I got pregnant Feb. 04. ... when I was 6 months along, I had moved to Vegas and was sent to a Cardiologist who told me I had Moderate regurgitation.
March. of 05 ..when my son was 4 months old, I started having some bad symptoms.... really bad ... I didn't even connect it to my heart and started going to my doc ALL the time to find out what was wrong .....who thought of me as a hypochondriac .....still no answers ... it was only at a visit to my Cardiologist that fall that I was refered to a Specialist (who is my current Cardiologist)... and then I started getting answers.
He did a TEE and told me I needed surgery "soon" ... but no date was set then. He also told me that I have RBBB along with a few other things (? not clear on what those things are, seem insignificant).
July of 2006 ... I went in just for an Echo ... my doc came into the room & told me its BAD, that the regurg is severe & my heart is enlarged and that I need surgery NOW. ... I was like "Hey, thanks for the warning!" haha. ....so I've put it off as long as I could and finally set the date (not too excited).
That's my story. I'm SCARED!! This site was not easy to find!!, but I'm SO HAPPY to be here, ... It seems to help a lot of people and I'm sure it will be the crutch I need in not driving myself crazy with worry before the "big day".
Candi
