Call for PFO closure!

I received the call today that I will be having my PFO closure on 3/11/2024.

It is really hard to describe my emotions surrounding that date now that there is one. I am very nervous and freaking out. I know and people keep telling me that it is a procedure that the Structural Heart Cardiologist has done 1,000+ times but at the end of the day, it is still a heart procedure, and it is still a foreign object that will forever be inside my body, specifically my heart.

I want to try to stay positive and focused on other things, but my head just keeps jumping back to the “what ifs”. My dad had a heart attack less than 2 years ago and ended up having to have open heart surgery. What happens if the procedure cannot be done the way intended and I end up having to have open heart surgery. I have kids and I work full time; I don’t have the time for complications. I will do my best though to think positive and hope for the best.

Below is a video that explains the type of surgery I will be having.

https://www.goremedical.com/products/cardioform/septal-occluder

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