Heart Timeline

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Journey of the Heart 🫀 Series

Here is an ongoing timeline of my journey for a new heart valve and aortic root.
2022/09/09 My GP detects a heart murmur incidentally.
2022/11/30 Get an echocardiogram at the hospital to look at my heart valve.
2022/12/23 Get an MRI of my aortic root and arch at St George’s.
2023/01/11 Meet my cardiologist, Dr Alison under John Lainchbury.
2023/01/13 Get a dental checkup with my own dentist.
2023/01/16 Get dental clean with my dentist + amoxycilin antibiotic.
2023/01/17 My cardio case is presented at the weekly cardiothoracic meeting.
2023/01/24 Received a phone call to book an appointment with the surgeon.
2023/01/26 Letter received to confirm my meet-the-surgeon appointment.
2023/02/14 Meet my surgeon, Priscilla Beven.
2023/02/16 Receive phone call to book my pre-admission clinic (meet the doctors).
2023/02/21 Receive pre-admission forms in the mail (lots of paperwork).
2023/03/09 See Clinical Psychologist, Sandie.
2023/03/27 Do my pre-admission blood tests.
2023/04/01 Attend my pre-admission clinic to meet the Clinical Nurse Specialist, anaesthetist, house surgeon, and registrar.
2023/04/06 See Clinical Psychologist, Sandie.
2023/05/03 Be a test patient for training doctors to diagnose heart sounds.
2023/05/09 Attent a dental clearance appointment at the hospital.
2023/05/14 Original estimated surgery date passes by.
2023/06/06 Surgery pencilled in for 13/06/2023.
2023/06/12 Receive appointment letter for a Cat Scan for my coronary arteries.
2023/06/13 Surgery delayed to 20/06/2023.
2023/06/14 Surgery “confirmed” for 20/06/2023.
2023/06/15 Do my pre-surgery blood antibody typing test.
2023/06/19 Attend my CT scan and admit to hospital at 3pm for surgery on 20/06/2023!