Living with Aortic Stenosis

I am a 47 year old male that has always took care of my health. I never used drugs or drank anything other that water, milk and fruit juices. I started having problems with temporary double vision about seven years ago. I had my eyes checked and nothing was wrong there. My small town medial doctor just passed it off so I decided to go to another doctor for testing. After several tests it was determined I had an abnormal echocardiogram and was sent to a specialist. I had another echocardiogram ran June 19th and the problem had progressed since February. I was diagnoised with Aortic stenosis and amy currently preparing for valve replacement. I had been having signs of this problem but I figured I was just getting old and attribituted it to that. I have mixed emotions not only with the thought of having to go thru this but I do not like the options of the longevity of the valves and the thought of having to have it done again later on in life. I do know my options are better than the diagnosis one of my co-workers received, inoperable cancer and lived only three months. Greg