Going into a bit more detail now. Prior to my 1st open heart surgery, I had undergone multiple tests including CTs and ultrasounds and right heart catheter which were checking the size of my aneurysm as well as my ejection fraction and the pressures in my heart. 15% was where my squeeze was prior to the surgery and on average most people are in the 55% range at my age. Shortly after the open heart(3 months or so) I had another ultrasound performed to check my ejection fraction. I had moved up into the 30% range and we thought my heart was starting to heal. Less than 6 months later another ultrasound was performed and a heart catheter a few weeks later. My squeeze had dropped back down to 15%.

Directly after the heart catheter was performed, I was admitted into the hospital. I was there for a week getting a workup for a heart transplant. I got 6 months' worth of tests done in 9 days. I had been approved to be on the list at status 4 in August. Then my insurance jumped in and made me go to 1 of their providers. That made me have to get alot of testing redone along with more added. I have a defibrillator implanted in the left side of my chest. Last Sunday I also had 28 teeth pulled. Now I'm basically getting through the holidays and the big part of the process begins. I'll get another right heart catheter and be immediately admitted. I will also get some sort of pump implanted. Being as I have a mechanical valve, they will not do a normal heart pump.

Who knows if I will start another thread discussing the transplant or the length of time I may live. Who knows how many would actually be interested in knowing. I'll cross that bridge at a later date.