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Recap: Mitral Valve Repair on Nov. 20. Diagnosed with a chylous pericardial effusion on Nov. 27. TPN conservative treatment administered for 14 days. Chest tubes out, Picc line out, and Discharged today! I'm so happy to be home! Aside from the rare setback, I'm doing great!!

Anyone experience this post surgery? My pulse is 89 when sleeping, 99 resting, and 115-130 when standing/walking. My BP has been steady at 90/60. I'm concerned with my pulse when standing. I've never had Afib, and would like to avoid it. The won't put me on BB due to my low BP. Is this...

Well that was a trip! The good: 1) Mitral valve successfully repaired. In fact, surgery was short, as I ended up only having a huge posterior leaflet. Once the posterior was worked on to line up, the anterior did not have prolapse at all. So, to those of you with bileaflet prolapse, you may...

Hello everyone, I'm scheduled to have Mitral Valve Repair via OHS next Wednesday morning. I have known about my bi-leaflet prolapse for roughly 6 years, and I'm ready. I guess I'm somewhat at peace with the surgery.... This site has helped me a lot!! Even though I'm not an avid poster, I...

Greetings, I am due for a bileaflet Mitral Valve Repair (God willing) via OHS on November 13/13. My Surgery is being performed by Dr. Alexander Justicz in Atlanta. At first I thought Minimally invasive surgery was possible, but unfortunately, due to the complexity of my repair, OHS seems to...