So I went to the doctor....
I told him everything I was suffering with. He listened carefully, and did a full check up.
But it was when he started listening to my heart, that’s when his face changed. As he was listening, he looked at me strangely, then he listened again.
Finally he said, I think you have a heart murmur. I‘m going to send you to get an ultrasound of your heart.
I had no idea what all that meant, but I had a pretty good idea that it wasn’t anything good. So off I went and had my ultrasound done.
A few days later the doctor called me back to his office for an urgent appointment. I nervously walked into his office and sat down. He shuffled his papers around and then he told me the news that would change my life forever!
I still remember his words so clearly: “You have a buldging aorta.” If this keeps increasing, it can rupture.
What? I asked him loads of questions and eventually went into shock. This meant, I could die if things didn’t change.
I was only 39 at the time and my son was only 9 years old. I was too young to have this, my son needs his mother, my family need me, I’m not ready for an early grave.
So many thoughts were buzzing through my mind. I was confused and I was SCARED!
After I left the doctor's office...
I started to do LOADS of research!