About Me (In My Own Words)
Diagnosed Nov 2013; congenital, bicusp aortic valve. My entire life I've been treated for chronic bronchitis and then for the past 15 yrs asthma. Was told as a child that I had a "functional" hear murmur and I kept repeating that. It was my pulmonary specialist, not my internist, who order the echo. Said that wasn't a murmur. My "asthma" was totally out of control. Had AVR surgery 12/6/2013. Dr told my husband that my valve was in such bad shape I wasn't going to last another 10 days. I owe my life to my pulmonary dr. Received tissue valve, Edwards 3000TFX, 23MM. Female, 64 yrs old.
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I am from:
Portland, Oregon