Recent content by ChristinaColorado

Hello - I just found out today that I have moderate to severe tricuspid regurgitation. My mitral valve repair done 20 years ago looks very solid. I also found out a few months ago I am in permanent atrial fibrilation (did not even know I was having paroxysmal epidoes of afib for months). Do...

I am very interested in your experience with the Pascal Clip trial. Where did you have it done? I had mitral valve repair in Cleveland 20 years ago as of this November 6. I just had my first echocardiogram in 7 years. :( I had been noncompliant with my CPAP and had not been wearing it...

"Push back against the shrinking of the circle of capacity and capability and don't let it stop you being happy for one second. After all you don't have infinite numbers of seconds." - Pellicle especially love this - thankfulness right? Thanks for the reminder.

And Pellicle!! Absolutely love your posts and your insight - can't believe I forgot to put your name in there. :D Thank you!!!

Tom and Dornole - love your posts - thank you so much. I will be getting an echocardiogram in a few weeks. That is something I am worried about also. A question: Can you get a Mini-maze procedure if you have had heart surgery? It seems that most of these options of ablation and such are...

Hi - I was just found on EKGs to have atrial fibrillation - I know now that I have had it for several months. I had a mitral valve repair 20 years ago and have had no issues until now. Wondering about ablation and if I should have it done. I have asymptomatic, continual afib - I can really...

So glad you had a great repair. Yes, I am feeling pretty awful that Dr. Cosgrove did such a great repair on my valve and I have squandered it by being noncompliant with my CPAP - for many reasons - not wanting my kids to see me in it, discomfort, laziness, etc. Denial probably the biggest...

Thank you! Where did you have your repair done? So happy you have had a successful repair also and have been there for your children - we are blessed and definitely our children give us a reason to keep pushing on. My husband and I adopted later in life - I was 48 when we adopted our first...

I see that I am on here as Christina L from many years ago - with a photo of my husband and I with our newly adopted daughter from Vietnam, Emma. Emma is now almost 16 and our younger daughter, Noelle, from China is 13. Needless to say it is because of our young daughters that I am very...

Hi - I am so glad to see some familiar names here on VR. I was here during the Ross era (miss him so much). I joined VR in 2003 when I had mitral valve repair by Dr. Cosgrove in Cleveland at the age of 44. I have had a pretty uneventful 20 years since heart-wise (high blood pressure and on...