I support your move forward. I pushed my evaluation along and am glad I did. You may end up with just better care rather than surgery, but I applaud your efforts to investigate your options NOW instead of later.
Keep us posted!
Keep us posted!
I'm not liking how I am feeling
I'm too young to feel so old...52...
My comfort level with him and my gut feeling about the hospital is very high. My last experience at NYU was bad and bottom line the repair did not hold. Not blaming the doctor or the hospital but I just can't see going back there...
Offwego, it's interesting that your impression of NYU was similar to mine. I also had my mitral valve repaired by Dr. Colvin in 2005. I had an echo done while I was still in the hospital which showed that the valve was severely leaking after surgery-- but I was not told about the results of that echo until 3 weeks later, when my cardio (also at NYU) got back from vacation and got his hands on my test results!
At that point, I was told that I would definitely need another surgery within the next 2 to 4 years. However, subsequent echos have showed that there is only a mild leak now, and I feel great, so the repair seems to be holding up so far (fingers crossed and knock on wood). I'm only 33, so I'm hoping I can squeeze a few more years out of this repair. Did the doctors ever give you an explanation for why your repair failed?
In any case, I wouldn't go back to NYU for another surgery-- partly because I no longer live in NYC, but also because I wasn't pleased with my experience there. Best of luck with your second surgery-- keep us updated.
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