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How much pain is expected with the minimally invasive surgery (5 x1 inch holes + the hole in the groins)

I decided to go with robotics surgery from right side of the chest, expected recovery is 3-4 weeks, any general tips for the hospital stay and and post surgery? I will bring my pillow and pajamas to the hospital Nurse said 80% of the people get back to normal after 3 weeks

How old are you so was that a cut in the middle of the chest or under nipple?

Do you mean if your job didt require heavy physical activity you would have considered yourself recovered in a month ?

I talked to a few surgeons, so far they proposed 3 different methods of surgery: a) sternotomy (open breast bone 2 inch , one of them said 3 inch) b) minimally invasive robotics (5 holes on the right side of the chest) c) minimal lateral thoracotomy (3 inch cut under right nipple and a hole in...

Whats his name

I visited a surgeon yesterday and he seems moderately experienced. Does anyone know a surgeon in North East with lots of MV repair experience

Thanks for sharing So it was robotic surgery I assume? Was it a repair or replacement? Did you check the dr's statistics before?

Hello 47 year old, 2.5 years ago I was diagnosed with MV regurgitation with prolapse. I dont have symptoms like shortness of breath . 6 months before MV diagnose I was diagnosed with High Blood pressure, which I never had in my life. I dont have any major illness . Since visited cardiologist...