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I wasn't sure where to post this so I'll try in the "post surgery" topic. I'm happy to report that after about 5 months of seemingly very little improvement in my ability to be physically active (for me that means mostly running and some cycling), I've now seen some significant improvements in...

There was a nice story about a surgeon performing heart surgery in Sudan. It was aired on the US program "60 Minutes": http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/free-surgery-saves-childrens-lives-in-africa/ A young girl's life is saved by a valve replacement surgery after contracting rheumatic fever. I...

I thought I'd share my story here and would like to know if there are others struggling to return to an active lifestyle post-op. I had my procedure in November of 2013. The valve was successfully repaired using a robotic technique at Cleveland Clinic. But almost immediately I began to suffer...