About Me (In My Own Words)
Hello Everyone,
It has been difficult to keep everyone informed about my surgery situation so I've decided to try to keep you all in the loop through this journal. Hopefully this will work for everyone.
I was recently able to get back in with my family doctor from a few years ago - Dr. Barb Konstantinowicz - or Dr K. for short. She is a great doctor and I am glad she took me on again as a patient. She left her practice to have a family and fortunately for me has recently returned to practice.
During my initial visits with her (yes it took more than one visit to get through all my medical history since I had last seen her) she referred me to a heart specialist for some tests. This led to another referral and more tests and eventually to the diagnosis that I need to have my aortic valve replaced. My heart was damaged from my radiation treatments and has now deteriorated to the point that surgery is the only option.
So I was referred to a surgeon and am now just waiting to be called in for surgery. I don't know how much longer I'll be waiting but I'm hoping to go in sometime this month.
I will keep you all posted here as I know more.
Crystal
March 7, 2010
More Info About Me & My Heart
More About Me
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I am from:
Regina, Canada