I'm meeting with two different surgeons next week. One is associated with the University of Pennsylvania hospital and the other with Temple University hospital, where my cardiologist works. I'm compiling a list of questions to ask. But first I will give each physician a chance to propose a course of treatment. I think I have to listen closely first before peppering them with a lot of questions. I've sent my records to both so they should have a pretty good idea of what they would do before I get there. I'm taking my husband Dan with me so we'll have four ears and two heads to process the information. The obvious questions are about AVR, (prosthesis type, etc.) and what to do about my aneurysm. Also, how quickly can surgery be scheduled? Other questions have to do with the surgery itself, but I don't want to get too far out ahead of things, like I was six years ago when I first met with a surgeon. It wasn't time then I was told, but I think it is time now. How many more heart attacks and strokes do I have to have?
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