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She died this morning. She was doing well. She fed herself and she was doing well. They even called me to talk about wound care for her bedsores and 20 minutes later - just as I was getting ready to go over there - they called me told me she was unresponsive. They couldn't revive her or get...

She died this morning. She was doing well. She fed herself and she was doing well. They even called me to talk about wound care for her bedsores and 20 minutes later - just as I was getting ready to go over there - they called me told me she was unresponsive. They couldn't revive her or get...

They told me today that since the fluid has gone down on her they repeated some tests and that she now has severe mitral regurgitation. This is the cause of her poor cognition low ejection fraction - everything. I am so hurt and sick.

Hello All, This is Becky's daughter. I am writing to give an update and to hopefully get some information. I know that she was on this forum and another one prior to her MVR. 1. My mom declined prior to the surgery. She did not exercise with home health or eat properly before the surgery...

Hello All, I appreciate the responses I received to my first post. Since that time I have spoken with an additional surgeon for a second opinion and that did not go well. My symptoms have gotten worse and I don't feel comfortable with the surgeon who can go in through the groin for the mitral...

Hello All, I am new to the board and I feel very lucky to have found it! I am facing a mitral valve replacement sometime in Nov2018-Jan2019. I was told last week that my mitral valve is both leaking and calcified. I was also told that my heart is weak, but it could be due to the valve...