1 month ago (June 13, 2026)
Now you have a date and you can prepare. It's always difficult to feel like you have heart problems but we have to trust the tests. Godspeed.
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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm
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Patrick Wraight posted an update
2 weeks ago (July 11, 2026)
This week is my pulmonologist and pre-op appointment before going in for aortic valve replacement and aneurysm repair.
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Patrick Wraight posted an update
1 month ago (June 13, 2026)
This week gave us the turn that we were looking for and dreading at the same time. Dr. K read the echo and CT. The aneurysm has grown, and we have scheduled surgery. What's odd to me is that I don't feel like I have a heart issue, but it's... Read more.
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1 month ago (June 13, 2026)
@Patrick--
I was in your situation about 7 weeks ago...I had just gotten my Mitral Valve repair scheduled, and had 3 weeks to wait. The anxiety was hard for me. But I found two things really helped me: sharing the news, and doing research.
I didn't expect that sharing the... Read more.
1 month ago (June 13, 2026)
Preparation always helps. I started reading books about heart surgery and researching it on the internet.
1 month ago (June 13, 2026)
Patrick, Sending you healthy, heart-pumping thoughts now and on 7/29. You got this!
As Teddy mentions above, preparation is key. Here is a link to over 30 free eBooks that we've put out over the years. Maybe some of that info will help you - https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/free-ebooks
1 week ago (July 14, 2026)
Thank you all. @Chris, I've also found that the more I talk about it, the better I feel about it. I have been looking for surgery videos to research how it will go.
@Adam, I've added several of the books to my phone to read in the next couple of... Read more.
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