LeAnn met with him on Christmas Eve and he said that this is something that should have been fixed when the narrowing in her aorta was found. On the upside, having it fixed at 34 vs 8 means only one time of going in to place the stent. If it had been done at eight, then she would have had to go in as her body grew to have the stent opened as she grew.
We are anxiously awaiting the procedure to be done and the anticipated results. This will mean more blood going to her lower extremities which means she should be able to work out for longer periods of time.
Here is a picture of her heart and the coarct.
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You have a good looking heart! That is really cool actually. I pray that everything will go well for you and that you will have a speedy recovery...keep us all posted.
How long will you have to be in the hospital? and recovery? Hope all goes well, but it sounds like you have a good doctor.
I go in the hospital on the 13th and they will be keeping me overnight. I will be down for a week. No driving; Dianne and Gary are going to be picking Cat up from school and keeping her until bedtime. They will bring her to me bathed and ready for bed.
My doc says usually patients go back to work on Monday. Fortunately, we have a holiday on Monday so I don't have to go back until Tuesday. Since it's not open heart surgery, I won't be down very long.
Here's wishing you the best of luck and a speedy recovery!
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