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Hi Wayne:  Had diagnosis of mild aortic bicuspid stenosis 20 years ago.  Just had AVR surgery couple of months ago.  Took 20 years to get from mild to severe (1 cm diameter).  I went into surgery with zero symptoms.  The good news is: you have time to research, learn how to read echocardiogram, select the right surgeon and to seek more than one opinion.  As far as anxiety - oh yeah!  Couple of months out when we knew it was inevitable, prayed a lot!   We're on the other side of it now, and on the mend.  I say "we" because it affected my wife a lot.  Feel free to write anytime.