What was the specific reason that sent you into surgery in March?
My husband had a repair done 1 year ago because of at least 1, maybe 2, chordae that had ruptured due to a car accident. Otherwise, the valve was in good condition, as were the other 3 valves. No resectioning of the leaflets was required, nor was there any degeneration of the leaflet tissue (that was the case with me). Because of this, John's repair more or less has a "lifetime guarantee" (my words, not the surgeon's).
John has a 1-year recheck with his surgeon tomorrow (May 13).
I'll run past Dr. Ryan about repaired valves leaking and will post that here.