dani's nana
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I have been seeing doctors since 2010. When I was diagnosed with mild-moderate aortic stenosis. I didn't care for my first doctor and found another doctor to see. I have been seeing Dr Josson was who I started seeing in March of 2013 and with him I was very comfortable and felt like I was in good hands. Dr. Josson diagnosed me with a bicuspid valve Until this year. My results from my echo came back and he said I would start having to be seen every 6 months.
I sent my results to my friend who does echos as her job. She told me I really needed to get a second opinion as my pressure gradient was 65 graded as severe and my valve area was .7cm2 the start of the severe range. I found my second opinion doctor to be very understanding and wanting to get to the root of my problems. I met with another doctor that same day and had a chest ct scan. It was found that I also had another heart defect called coarctaion. Dr Fausch, my new cardiologist than wanted me to meet with a surgeon, who didn't feel it was the right time for a valve replacement and set up a lung function test to see what the cause of my shortness of breath. I had a lung function test that I passed with flying colors. Dr Fausch and Dr Bacharach both said I needed to see measurements after getting a angiogram and avious to see how severe the coarctation was.
Yesterday was the angio. The results were that the coarctation was not as severe as they perceived it to be from the cat scan. The arteries were all clean and void of any fatty deposits. But the valve needed to be replaced soon. The only question was did the ascending aorta need to be grafted too. I didn't feel the the first surgeon on the same page so with the help of my sister in law, who has been a charge nurse for 35 years, and worked with many of the doctors from North Central Heart when they were located at the same hospital she was associated with. She called the nurse (a friend of hers that is the nurse for the surgeon, Sarah wanted me to see in the first place.) I am going to see him on Wednesday to schedule my valve replacement. I am thinking about the second week of March.
My lifeline (my sister in law) is on vacation to Florida until the 6 of March and I won't go into any hospital without her there.
I will keep you updated after my visit with my surgeon on Wednesday.
I sent my results to my friend who does echos as her job. She told me I really needed to get a second opinion as my pressure gradient was 65 graded as severe and my valve area was .7cm2 the start of the severe range. I found my second opinion doctor to be very understanding and wanting to get to the root of my problems. I met with another doctor that same day and had a chest ct scan. It was found that I also had another heart defect called coarctaion. Dr Fausch, my new cardiologist than wanted me to meet with a surgeon, who didn't feel it was the right time for a valve replacement and set up a lung function test to see what the cause of my shortness of breath. I had a lung function test that I passed with flying colors. Dr Fausch and Dr Bacharach both said I needed to see measurements after getting a angiogram and avious to see how severe the coarctation was.
Yesterday was the angio. The results were that the coarctation was not as severe as they perceived it to be from the cat scan. The arteries were all clean and void of any fatty deposits. But the valve needed to be replaced soon. The only question was did the ascending aorta need to be grafted too. I didn't feel the the first surgeon on the same page so with the help of my sister in law, who has been a charge nurse for 35 years, and worked with many of the doctors from North Central Heart when they were located at the same hospital she was associated with. She called the nurse (a friend of hers that is the nurse for the surgeon, Sarah wanted me to see in the first place.) I am going to see him on Wednesday to schedule my valve replacement. I am thinking about the second week of March.
My lifeline (my sister in law) is on vacation to Florida until the 6 of March and I won't go into any hospital without her there.
I will keep you updated after my visit with my surgeon on Wednesday.
