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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: February 12, 2017

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8 years ago (May 23, 2018)
Me today, on my one year valviversary.
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8 years ago (May 23, 2018)
My sister and I the night before my surgery.
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8 years ago (May 23, 2018)
Me right after surgery.
8 years ago (May 23, 2018)
Oh, that dreamy, just waking up from anesthesia feeling...Don't you miss that neck line? NOT!
8 years ago (May 23, 2018)
Hi, Marie - hope you are doing well. You are almost 1 year also! :)
8 years ago (May 23, 2018)
Yes, it was a year for me on March 28th. It is unbelievable how time flies? I am doing well also, and the surgery seems like it was in another lifetime...

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