Hey!! Glad you're doing well. I had my own OHS on July 12, 2013 to repair an atrial septal defect and mitral valve repair. My sister has also had 3 open heart-surgeries, the first when she was 3 for the same repairs as mine and then she had a Ross at 14 cause she got endocardritis and then another at 21 because she rejected the cadaver valve and got the bovine. She is now 35 and hasn't needed the replacement since. She even had a child who's 5 now who unfortunately also has the same defect but is a candidate for having it repaired through cath. So for us it's genetic. Do you know if your heart issues are genetic?
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Hey!! Glad you're doing well. I had my own OHS on July 12, 2013 to repair an atrial septal defect and mitral valve repair. My sister has also had 3 open heart-surgeries, the first when she was 3 for the same repairs as mine and then she had a Ross at 14 cause she got endocardritis and then another at 21 because she rejected the cadaver valve and got the bovine. She is now 35 and hasn't needed the replacement since. She even had a child who's 5 now who unfortunately also has the same defect but is a candidate for having it repaired through cath. So for us it's genetic. Do you know if your heart issues are genetic?
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