Rhodie's Guestbook

Only using my local cardiologist just to keep him handy,  since I have elected to have Cleveland clinic do my surgery when needed , I am seeing cardiologist there so they get to know me and my condition, trying not to think of symptoms want to make it to April when more test due. Severe now though

Hi Rhodie, Welcome to the world of “impending” heart surgery. I read your comment on the eccentric jet, which is what I had also. It just means that as the left ventricle contracts, the jet of blood that is ejected is not flowing in a smooth, concentric way due to our abnormal valve. My regurgitant bicuspid valve is what caused my eccentric jet, and that combined with the greater chance of aneurysm formation with a bicuspid valve, led me to surgery 5 years ago. My aneurysm was the driving factor in my surgery. I had an aortic root and ascending aneurysm. Have you already met with a cardiac surgeon? Lots of info to take in, as you are probably in the watch and wait phase. How often are you having echocardiograms? If you have any specific questions, ask away and some of the many people who have been down this road can answer some of your questions.