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I'm 7 weeks out from a minithoracotomy mitral valve repair and have been experiencing a heart rate mostly in the 90's. At first I wasn't feeling the pounding/racing heart sensations that I had before surgery. But I lost a bit of blood and assume now that I'm building it back up I am able to...

I posted here a few months ago about how to find a surgeon for a minimally invasive mitral valve repair. I got a lot of help and really appreciate all of you. But since then I haven't posted much as I started the busy-ness of getting myself and my family prepared for this giant jump. And this...

So I've picked my surgeon - Dr. Todd Rosengart, at St. Lukes, in Houston - to do my Mitral Valve Repair. We had scheduled it for June 18, but then while on vacation in early June I developed a staph infection from an ingrown hair (very ironic timing as I've never had that happen before!)!! So...

So I'm still in the process of looking for a surgeon to do my minimally invasive mitral valve repair. I've narrowed the search by picking a hospital - St. Lukes in Houston. I've just made an appt. with Dr. Todd Rosengart there, after speaking with him and really liking him. My concerns...

Hi again! I posted a couple of weeks ago to see if I could get recc's for a da Vinci surgeon for a mitral valve repair. And my search is still not going well. (recap: I'm a 45 year old mother of 2 girls ages 8 and 6, and feel the need to be back on my feet as quick as possible - and to stay...

Hi all, I am new to this list. I am a 45 year old mother to 2 girls (ages 8 & 6) and was diagnosed with severe mitral regurgitation 5 years ago. I've been monitored with echoes every 6 months and my cardiologist is now recommending surgery to hopefully repair but possibly replace my mitral...