I just found out they can't schedule my needed surgery

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6. Wow! That's pretty serious!

How has it been since?

One of the reasons I had to get cleared by my cardiologist is I had my aortic valve replaced through a non-invasive procedure back in 2017 (a TAVR or transarterial valve replacement). Since then I've had an irregular heartbeat and two major vasovagal syncopes. They had to make sure I was up for an operation under full anesthesia. I was worried they would say I need a pacemaker - something that can happen after a valve replacement.

And then there was this:

There is nothing more fun than going in for a stress test and when the technician does the baseline EKG he runs out of the room with the printout and doesn't return for nearly a half hour. He couldn't tell me what the problem was but showed me the difference between a normal rhythm and mine. From my online research I think it is premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). What I have not gotten the answer to is was that there before the TAVR or only since.