My Doctors have decided that it's time to do surgery. My aneurysm measures 50mm. We have been monitoring it at Mayo for 12 years after I discovered it by a fluke. It was 48/49 mm and stable for most of that time. I probably have the aneurysm because they discovered that I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve- which is functioning great. But within the last year Afib has increased. So the decision has been made that the best route, at this time, to address the aneurysm and the Afib is surgery. I would be open to hear from anyone who has gone through this surgery- what should I know about the procedure and the recovery?
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David Nelson
Annandale MN
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