Recent content by TomG

Hi Drew, Interesting how you and I are the same, fact being last year I had a major car accident and they found that my MVP (Mitral Valve Prolapse) was getting pretty bad and I should see a cardiologist as soon as I can for further tests. Well I have had MVP for years and it was not really all...

Hi Tony. To answer your two questions. My mitral valve repair surgery lasted from 8:30am to 2:30pm on September 13, 2012 and I asked my surgeon a few days later how long I was on the heart/lung machine and he said between 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Other the getting puffy and some night chills I had no...

Hi there, I had my mitral valve repaired last year on todays date, but at any rate, always remember "YOU" are the boss and you have the final say. When you get there you tell them want as per past conversations with your doctors, end of story. Do not let them boss you around it is "YOUR" body...

Hello all, I want to post my One Year Surgicalversity today 09/13/13 as I had my Class 4 Barlows Diasase Mitral Valve "Repaired" by Dr. Weiss a great cardio surgeon who had the knowledge and know how to repair my Mitra valve. Since then I have been doing really great. No medications at all...

Hello there all, I just wanted to inform everyone here that it has been "9" months exactly to the day and date today June 13th, 2013 (Thursday) as I had my OHS for my Class 4 Barlow's Diease Mitral Valve repaired on September 13th, 2012 (Thursday). Since there I have been gaining back my...

Hi there Tom, This website is truely a blessing and I am glad that I found it about a month before my surgery as it helped me out a lot, as it was a great additional to all the research that I was doing with my Class 4 Barlow's Disease MVP. Yes I too am making forward progress, slow but sure...

Hello there, I had open heart surgery exact;y three months ago to this date 12/13/12 as I had a Class 4 Barlow's Diease Mitral Valve and U have a ten inch incision and I also have ten wires and so far at this point I have had no issues with the wires as yet. Only thing that mainly bothers me is...

To All, My name is Tom Guilfoyle and I want to give all of you my three month post-op update as it had been exactly three months to the day (surgery date 9/13/12) that I had my open heart surgery for the repair of my Class 4 Barlow's Disease Mitral Valve. My cardiac surgeon Dr. Weiss of Mercy...

Hi there, We all recover at our own pace, so just take one day at a time, as that is what I am doing. I had OHS full strum. for my mitral valve repair and it has been 32bdays now and I still have my days but the days are slowly getting better. Best wishes TomG

Hello to all, Well it has been exactly a month ago today I had my OHS and my mitral valve repaired. I must say that the recovery is a lot harder than I thought that it would be, at least for me. For one thing my right arm has been bothering me ever sine the OHS, as it is numb in a few spots as...

Hello there, I am almost three weeks from having OHS and my mitral valve repaired and I have most pain in my right arm along with some numbness in certain spots in that arm seems like that they are not too worried about it right now as they believe it was just from the surgery. The only thing...

Just hang in there as I just had my OHS for miral valve repair 19 days ago and I had a few minor set backs however I kind of expected and I am slowing getting back to my normal. Before you know you this will all be a memory for both of us. TomG

Hi there, You are blessed with such a "TRUE" friend as well as I. I met my friend in 2004 when I was in trip in Greece and we stayed in touch and REALLY became very very close friends to a point we are like family. I too had some minor complications after surgery. I had fluid in my lungs and...

Hi there, Yes I made it and it the BIGGEST experience in my entire life and I will never ever forget it! TomG

Hi Terry, I quite agree, this was so hard to go through and I would NEVER have beein able to do this on my own! Jolene my friend is whta you call a "TRUE" friend! TomG