I hear you. What, if anything, could possibly prepare anyone for a procedure so complex? I, for one, experienced the lights. They are a form of a painless optical maingrain. I went to an excellent Optomologist who did some state- of- the- art tests and determened they are harmless. My... Read more.
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Terry Bell
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15 years ago (March 26, 2011)
Hi Terry,
Yes, it was me. I think I am the only Fran. My cardiologist didn't tell me ahead of time (but he thought he did), that mitral surgery isn't very satisfactory. Basically it's because you're not always very symptomatic before the surgery and then the results are not always... Read more.
Terry Bell
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15 years ago (March 26, 2011)
Hi Terry
I reached the one year mark earlier this month (new tissue mitral valve and tricuspid repair). Where did you have your surgery? I'll tell you what, even if you had been better prepared, would it have changed anything? Blood loss (I had to get a unit of blood... Read more.
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Dr. Christopher Heid is a leading cardiac surgeon at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas who specializes in heart valve repair and replacement operations.
