About Me (In My Own Words)
Hi friends. I was born in 1959 with a bicuspid aortic heart valve, and for 52 some odd years it caused me no problems. It was nothing more than a novelty, noticed by every examing doctor. Now, in what seems like a short amount of time, I have had some slight shortness of breath when climbing hills with my land surveying gear, and there have been some noticable changes in my echocardiograms. It seems the valve is reaching it's use by date. It also seems to have been the cause of an ascending aortic aneurysm. The cardiologist and surgeon advise replacement of the aortic valve and a section of the ascending aorta. Surgery is planned for early September 2011.
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I am from:
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
