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Diagnosis: Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: February 14, 2017

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9 years ago (February 15, 2017)

Dawn Strefling

Good luck with your surgery! I am going in *tomorrow* (Yikes) I'm ready to get this thing over with. Stay in touch, Kevin.

Civita Fahey

Welcome Kevin.. you have found the right place, we all here have the fears, struggles and find comfort in each other by being able to ask questions or just vent.. hopefully you will find this as comforting and useful as all of us have. Best of luck for a successful... Read more.

Kevin Breazeale posted an update

9 years ago (February 15, 2017)

I have a scheduled valve operation on 2/28/17 and I just had a dental checkup. They found a tooth that has an infection and the dentist said I should have it pulled before my operation. It doesn't hurt but from the X-ray it shows that it needs to be removed.... Read more.

Kathy Blank

Having healthy dental hygiene is important because any dental issues and resultant bacteria can travel to your heart and make you more prone to infection at the heart when there are issues with proper blood flow. These dental issues don't cause your heart issue but if you have a form... Read more.

Barbara Wood

Please Google "tooth extraction before heart surgery" There was a study- a small one- done on this, the results are slightly alarming, but unclear. I had a root canal done a few months ago in preparation for surgery, but whether this was a safer option, I'm not sure.

Phyllis Petersen

I had to have a dentist certify that I didn't have any infection that could affect my heart before I had surgery. They needed a full exam. You should definitely run this by your surgeon.

Kevin Breazeale

Thank you all for your responses. I've got 13 days before my surgery date and I am going to have my teeth cleaned and they may have remove a tooth that has an infection. I picked up my antibiotics and was told by the pharmacist to take them 1 hour... Read more.

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