So with my CTA scheduled I could see the Dr. appointments already stacking up. I had my CTA and was supposed to have a follow up two weeks later. The theory was that no news was good news and the CTA only confirmed what we already knew. We knew I had a leaky valve but in general was no worse for ware. I could still run and ski with no real concern. However, they did tell me as I left the CTA that if there was a issue the Dr. would call me and let me know ASAP.
Sure enough, no more than 3o minutes after getting home I got the call. Things were not as we had hoped. My aorta was somewhere close to 6 cm in diameter. Full blown aneurysm! Apparently anything over 4 is a problem. So no more fun for me. No skiing or running or any strenuous activity until we fixed this deal. Of course this news set off the alarms for everyone. Mom got scared, more than before. My dad went from concerned to OMG. Why could I ski and run still a few days ago but now I was told to basically sit on my ass. Was my heart going to explode? No one really knew. We moved my follow up in from two weeks to that following Monday. That CTA was followed up by by a Surgeon consult on Tuesday (today). Which leads me to the big day. Open Heart Surgery will be Monday March 8th at 8:00 AM.
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