Recent content by Terri44

I had Robotic Mitral Value Repair Surgery performed on April 22nd so 2 months ago today. I went in on a Thursday and was released on Monday. I think they would have released me that Sunday but I also had the Maze procedure for Atril Fib and they were not sure if it worked. I had very minimal...

Hey Pat, I had mistral robotic surgery on April 22nd. My diagnosis was the same as yours except for the tricuspid. Dr Murphy at St Joesph's in Atlanta was able to repair my valve,perform the maze procedure for the A-fib and close a hole we were both unaware of. I was told there was a...

Sorry it took so long for a update. My parent's computer went while I was in the hospital and they just got another yesterday. My daughter and I are staying with them during my recovery. My surgery first got delayed on Wednesday April 21st then postponed until Thursday April 22nd due to Dr...

Well the big day is tomorrow!! I've been suffering terribly from seasonal allergies with asthma and coughing so I thought it might get postponed.No such thing. Pre-op was a piece of cake. I had planned a long day but I was only there from 8:00-11:00. The anesthesiologist explained everything in...

Welcome Helena I'm so happy for you!! I was diagnost with Afib and a mitral valve leak when i was 5 weeks pregnant with my second baby. The first question asked by the doctor was how important is this pregnancy??????? I quickley responded w/o thinking I'm freakin 43 years old I know how not to...

Thanks Gerrys The lucky person performing my surgery is Dr Douglas Murphy at Saint Joesph's in Atlanta.

Oops I should have moved my last post here. My surgery has been scheduled for Wednesday April 21. Thanks everyone for all the advice,personal stories and encouragement. Now the countdown begins:)

Got my surgery date..April 21th..Thanks everyone for the advice and sharing of your experiences. The countdown begins. :-)

I had a consultation with Dr Murphy at St Joseph's in Atlanta where Ryan had repair yesterday. He told me if he was unable to repair my valve he would be able to replace it by robotics. He was very nice and took all the time I needed to explain things. Terri

Met with Dr Murphy yesterday, it’s so overwhelming. The next step is a CT scan then surgery will be scheduled. He said he is hoping for a repair but may have to replace the valve. Until he gets in he will not know. Both procedures can be done by robotics. Yeah!! He also said depending on if...

Thanks guys I'm going to have my loved ones..aka ..Mom and Dad ..take a look at all the repsonses. Hopefuly this will sink in. I have my appointment todat at 3:15pm with Dr Murphy at St Joseph's in Atlanta to see if i'm a candidate for the Robotic procedure. This will be my second opinion so I...

Ross my doctors said the exact same thing. Mileena..Thank You!! This year is not turning out like I thought it would. When I was first diagnost I was pregnant so they didn't say much about what was to come. After losing the baby I was just numb. Then to hear I needed to go on warfarin and open...

Ok it does seem that being asymptomatic is not uncommon. Trying to explain to loved ones that you shouldn't wait untill you are before having surgery seems to be my new issue.

Maan..I'm so lucky to have found a site with such caring people. All of your repsonses,personal experiences and advice have been a great help. Now that I think about it I do believe I have had some symptoms here and there but blamed it on other things. About 8 weeks after having my daughter I...

My name is Terri and I am 44 years old. I've had a heart murmur since birth without any issues growing up. Got married late in life at 41 and had my first baby at 42 with out any issues. Got pregnant with my second baby at 43 and was diagnosed at 5 weeks pregnant with Afib and Mitral...