Gail in Ca

Isn’t it amazing how the universe puts things into place for us and our lives are saved?! Wishing you a great recovery!

My 1st AVR and ascending aortic graft surgery, mitral was mildly leaking and left alone. Eleven years later, mitral was at moderate, but...

My INR was 2-3 after my 3rd surgery with a top hat Carbomedic valve. But, it was raised to 2.5-3.5 when I went into chronic a-fib in...

After recovering from bacterial endocarditis just 8.5 yrs after my 2nd surgery, I was told I needed another surgery to replace...

Glad you’re recovering! I found that I could ask for the type of food I could eat since hospital food isn’t the best. I would get...

Thanks for the responses all! Yes, I’m 24 miles from Cedars Sinai and that’s where the interventional cardiologist does his work as well...

I saw the surgeon on Tuesday. I didn’t need any of the questions I had planned to ask him. He had looked at my TEE, and said if he was...

Thanks, Tom and glad you like the flute pieces. However, I play the clarinet! Once, after I performed at a wedding in a clarinet duet...

Third surgery entailed 3 hours just to get thru scar tissue. This surgeon would enter on right, hopefully avoiding the scar tissue mess...

Yes, my thoughts exactly. I am definitely leaning towards the robotic replacement with a mechanical valve if possible. I will have my...

I appreciate the kind, thoughtful replies. Unfortunately, after the TEE was done, the interventional cardiologist said I’m not a...

I spoke w my cardiologist and I will need another procedure to replace my severely leaking mitral valve. He said it’s better to do it...

We were discussing a mitral valve replacement for me and I had said the surgeon suggested bovine but I wondered about a mechanical since...

Last week I saw my cardiologist and asked him about this Lp(a) testing and if I should have it done. His opinion was that the research...

I never remembered to ask why my incision was longer with each surgery. It is 10” long after the 3rd surgery. A lot was done and 3 hrs...