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So I finally got my (fifth annual) echo results back today. The doctor told me that my mitral valve is leaking more than it did and that my overall heart function has weakened "a hair" in his words. Of course he left a voicemail and I haven't been able to get back in touch with the office...

I'm not really active on this forum anymore, but I will never forget the advice and support I received here when I had my surgery at 27 years of age. My annual echo is in mid-July and I always get nervous and anxious this time of year. However, I am truly grateful that my surgery went well and...

So I am 31 now, had my mitral valve repaired when I was 27. I went in for a CT scan today so they could have a look at my aorta and it happened again. The woman doing the scan remarks, "you're way too young to be dealing with this kinda stuff". It brought back a wave of memories from four...

Hello everyone, I used to frequent this site quite often, but have faded away in recent years. I had my mitral valve repaired four years ago and have since been getting it checked every year with an echocardiogram. Well, the valve is doing fine but my cardio is now noticing that my aorta is...

I think some people tried to plan something a while back, but i was wondering if anybody would be interested in getting together in the atlanta area? Anyone in the general area is welcome to it. It can be as simple as an informal dinner out somewhere. If anyone is interested send me a pm and...

Well i will celebrate my 2 year mitral valve repair anniversary tomorrow. Had an Echo done today and the doc said the valve still looks really good. He also mentioned that my heart pumping strength (i'm assuming he means ejection fraction) is the same as it was last year. It is about 5% below...

Did anyone catch the daily show last night? Robin Williams was on and he talked a good bit about his valve replacement surgery. It was really funny

Just caught this, pretty funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCLbFa6W7M4

well it's not quite my one year anniversary, that's a few weeks away. regardless i did have my one year echo today. i was of course very nervous, but the doc called me this afternoon and said everything is fine!! heart is back to normal dimensions and the valve is performing normally. no...

I get emails from time to time and see posts on this forum of people asking if you are on the heart/lung machine longer with davinci robotic surgery. I wanted to find out the answer once and for all for all the people waiting for mitral valve repair surgery. This is the reply i got from my...

My wife gave birth to our twins on Feb. 21st at 12pm. A beautiful baby boy and girl. Everyone is doing well. I can't believe i've gone from the horrible nightmare that was heart surgery to such a wonderful miracle in the course of a year or so. Just wanted to let my valve family know...

I think i'm the first davinci patient to post pics, but here you go. I don't have a tawdry shirt to my name, so i decided to be like katie and just wear my halloween halo helmet. Anyway, if this needs to be moved to another thread, mods feel free.

ok, so once i again i must ask for the forum's help. i need to arm myself with info going into my cardio's office today. had a three month echo last week. valve is fine, but he said my aorta maybe widening and wants to do a ct aorta to make sure. now he says this before he even looks back at...

does anyone happen to know the normal range for aotra sizes? sorry if this has been asked a million times before

this is a question for all my mitral valve repaired brethren. my natural valve some how went from no leakage to severe leakage within six years. now i'm reading that quite a few people have had to have replacements after their repairs failed. so is there anything we can do? i know diet and...

I am three months post op today. I have been feeling pretty darn good physically. I would still give anything for a full nights sleep, but oh well. I have been feeling kind of "weird" mentally though. I know we have all talked about depression, but this is kind of different. It's kind of...

hello everyone! just wanted to ask you young guys and girls who have gone through OHS about raising children. my wife and i found out we are having twins! i am so excited, but have that demon on my back that worries me. the last thing i want to worry or think about is my health. i just want...

i'm not sure where to post this. but alot of you guys know that i've been dealing with anxiety problems post op. Just wanted to see how you have coped with this or if you have any tips on getting back to some kind of normal post surgery. I just can't seem to get back my peace of mind that i...

I got a copy of my echo and since i know it's very important to do a repair before the heart is damaged, i thought i would post and see what the more experienced members think. LV - 5.7 (mild enlargement, the basal portion of the inferior wall appears to be hypokinetic, but overall function...

I have recently read a few things that suggest patients have better effects from brand name toprol than from the generic. Even though this sounds ludacris, i guess it could happen. Has anyone noticed this themselves? I ask because my generic metroprolol doesn't do much to supress my pvcs...