Wendy's Journal

Richard Munson  Push the envelope. I did, so can you or find another one. Not sure if thats possible in your country i admit. The good old US of A does some good things, not perfect, but pretty good overall. Probably  why the lines to come in are long and the ones to leave are short. 

Allen Carkner  I have technically had aortic stenosis my whole life until surgery last March. Ultimately it all depends of the severity of the stenosis and if you have any symptoms for when the decision to proceed with surgery or repair is determined. I looked through my old children’s records and it seemed about every 2-4 years my stenosis would get a little bit worse. Mild, mild-moderate, moderate, then severe, and even heard the word critical aortic stenosis out of my surgeons mouth due to very high gradients with exercise stress echo. The watch and wait period of our lives is a tough period but there’s a reason to wait and then a reason take action when the time comes. Many of the options for heart surgery are amazing and life changing but they’re never quite perfect so it’s best to wait till the right time to get in there from my understanding. I hope you find out where you stand and can find some relief in waiting or moving forward with care.