u/steph_kovach

I was born with a coarctation and BAV. CoArc repaired as a baby. Valve repair at age 7. Balloon valvoplasty at age 12. AVR with tissue valve and root enlargement at age 25. Now, 16 years later the tissue valve is ready to come out. I’ve toggled between Ross and Mechanical. Besides the sheer crippling anxiety of OHS again, I’m nervous about making the wrong decision. I’m not afraid of Coumadin. I’m more afraid of the ticking. Im terrified of complications of a Ross. But my good friend had it and wouldn’t change his Ross for anything. Getting a CT soon and meeting two diff congenital surgeons. I’m also a CV surgical technologist so I know WAY TOO MUCH about OHS. I just want to go to sleep and wake up and have it be over.