Wow, sweety. I can't say i know what your going through but i have had open heart surgery. I had a valve repaired when i was only eleven months old and i survived. Here i am 16 years later and living a normal everyday life. My grandmother had open heart surgery about a month ago. It was a slow recovery and she is still in the hospital. It might take a while for your sister to recover and with every operation there is a risk. You just have to have faith that everything will work out for the better!

I hope your sister will be ok!

whosoever you are and wherever you may be I fully emphatize with you. My prayers are with you; I suffered an aortic dissection undiagonsed for six weeks two years ago. Somehow I survived after a valve sparing procedure.

Your sis has more issues no doubt but she is much younger to I and presumably access to the best possible medical care. ADs usuallyneed surgical intervention if in the ascending or ar.ch of the aorta.Wonder why the old dissection needs attention as the procedure lasts.Having said that what has happened has happened. I am no messiah but it would be best to take the opinions of those close and the medical team that you trust.

My best to you and sis. Please give her strength as she needs that to take on this challenge.