Enjoyed reading about Dr. Adams. I have read a lot about him.

Also have been in touch with a great guy, Mike Hanuschik, who is product manager for da Vinci robot. He has been very kind and got in touch with me because of a web site we are both interested in, and turned out he is knowledgeable about the robot, and I am exploring mitral valve repair surgery!

I go to UCLA tomorrow to have a consult with Dr. Richard Shemin. I will let you know how that goes. My Monday echocardiogram came back good as far as mitral valve - it remains moderate to severe, has not changed since 6 months ago - but other small changes (still small) make me think that it may be time to move toward this surgery and save my heart muscle from congestive heart failure.

It’s a touch decision when you are not particularly symptomatic (I have palpitations and have to take beta blockers, had a run of persistent afib 2 years ago but it was cardioverted and has remained okay) … and the mitral valve repair surgery is a big decision.
Appreciate your blogs and your book, Adam. You are always so cheerful, and it helps

Best,

Leslie