I have been kinda not looking forward to this day for some time. I went to my cardiologist about 2 months ago, and after an echo and an MRI they concluded that one of my heart valves needs to be replaced, along with most of my aorta. So tommorrow I'm having mechanical substitutes for both installed.
This is largely the result of a minor congenital valve defect that has been slowly mis-shaping my heart for most of my life. Since I was a child it was always pretty much expected that I'd need replacement hardware sooner or later, but that hasn't really made getting the news much easier or less stressful. The surgeon rates the chances of success as very good, and if all goes according to plan I will be back to mostly normal life in a couple months (aside from having to take blood thinning drugs for the remainder of my days). I won't have to have anything else done for decades.
I generally don't discuss health or personal issues here, but on the off chance that I don't make it through the surgery I thought I would mention it. I've been on some iteration of this forum since before the Playstation2 launched, so something did not rub me right about the possibility that I might just disappear without a trace or an explanation.
If you all don't hear from me again, so long and thanks for all the good times! Otherwise, I'll be back soon with even more time to waste on ResetERA since I'll be off work for two months' worth of recovery time. Take care and be good to each other!
This is largely the result of a minor congenital valve defect that has been slowly mis-shaping my heart for most of my life. Since I was a child it was always pretty much expected that I'd need replacement hardware sooner or later, but that hasn't really made getting the news much easier or less stressful. The surgeon rates the chances of success as very good, and if all goes according to plan I will be back to mostly normal life in a couple months (aside from having to take blood thinning drugs for the remainder of my days). I won't have to have anything else done for decades.
I generally don't discuss health or personal issues here, but on the off chance that I don't make it through the surgery I thought I would mention it. I've been on some iteration of this forum since before the Playstation2 launched, so something did not rub me right about the possibility that I might just disappear without a trace or an explanation.
If you all don't hear from me again, so long and thanks for all the good times! Otherwise, I'll be back soon with even more time to waste on ResetERA since I'll be off work for two months' worth of recovery time. Take care and be good to each other!
