About Me (In My Own Words)
I had an aortic valve replacement with a pig valve and a repair to a small aneurysm on my ascending aorta. It was performed at MtvSinai Hospital on Miami Beach, Florida. My surgery was minimally invasive and I believe was fairly routine. I did find that they had a very difficult time getting me to wake up after surgery. About 2 to 3 werks after, I developed a fever, and terrible pain whenever I would breathe in. It was totally debilitating and stopped my progression. The surgeons that took over my care, never saw Dr Lamelas after surgery, were not very concerned and put me on NSAIDs and when that didn't work, prednisone, for a month. When they took me off, they never weaned me and I went through a terrible withdrawl. Then all the symptoms came back. I left the surgeon and went to my cardiologist and pulmonologist. They put me on colchicine for 2 months and I felt much better. I came off around Christmas and felt pretty good. Then my hair started falling out and that has continued. I developed erythema nodosom on my legs. This surgery threw my body into a total inflammatory state. I
Am grateful that my heart seems to be fine except I have now developed high blood pressure. Please know all the things that can happen as a result of your surgery
More Info About Me & My Heart
More About Me
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I am from:
Pinecrest, Florida
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My surgery date is:
August 9, 2017
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I was diagnosed with:
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Aortic Aneurysm
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My surgery was:
Aortic Valve Replacement
Aortic Aneurysm Replacement
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