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Done. Not going to bother reading this.

Oh! But maybe you don’t realize you actually ARE stupid! “I’m bored. Guess I’ll goof on other heart patients who take the time and energy to try to provide me with heartfelt support!” Hilarious!

Hoax, for sure. In a heart valve surgery group and from a place where there’s been no access to health education? Or perhaps the writer is 10-12 years old? I think not. :)

My advice… go “cold turkey”, so to speak , to a radically plant forward diet and as your gut micro biome gets the message, it will communicate with your brain . You will soon notice that you feel happier and look forward to eating that way. At least that’s been my experience. The Mediterranean...

Plus - convenience-wise, I could stay with my son who lives in Brooklyn.

Wow - thanks - for the invaluable information. CC is high on my list! I’ve scheduled a 2nd opinion with Doctor David Adams at Mt. Sinai in NYC. He’s got a great reputation and is very pro repair vs replacement in mitral valve prolapse situations. If I don’t like what he says, CC will be my next...

Thanks for that info. Maybe what I mean is that I hope I can qualify for a less invasive surgery than open heart. As I understand it, recovery is much quicker with the small incision. I’m looking forward to having the surgeon explain why he’s so emphatic that I need open heart surgery.

Thank you. That’s very helpful. Thanks. I’m getting a second opinion at Brigham and Womens which is a two-hour drive for us and we have relatives nearby, so that is a good option. I think I’ll also look into Cleveland. They seem to be able to do a repair in most cases.

I should add - that the TEE I had 5 years ago was done to evaluate whether I had endocarditis. I know that some vegetation was on my mitral valve because a tiny piece broke off some months later and I had a small stroke - which I never had any symptoms from and didn’t realize had happened. Maybe...

Thanks for your reply. I have met with the surgeon and, given my age he was emphatic about a bovine valve and open heart. My cardiologists over the years have always suggested that I might have to have a repair (not replacement) at some point or that I might just live my whole life without...

I’m 73 and I’ve had mitral valve prolapse since birth. It’s been monitored closely for many years. Asymptomatic. I’m now told I need open heart surgery and a valve replacement asap. So - I have questions and want to learn from other people’s experiences. Thanks in advance!