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ALISON
I Was first diagnosed with an ASD when I was
three months pregnant with my second child which was a great shock to me and my
family. The doctors all said the hole was very large and wanted to operate as
soon as possible, so when my baby was six months old I went in for open heart
surgery which was all very successful and, after five days in hospital, I came
home. When i had recovered from all this, which I must say was very quick, I
asked to have my two sons tested, as i had gone through my life a very fit
person with no signs of heart trouble. I found that my eldest son also had an
ASD but luckily the hole was relatively small he was able to have a device
fitted using a catheter. This op went very well and he went home the next day. I
am writing this because i wanted to know about other peoples experiences before
my op and hopefully this will help other people.
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