Mitral Regurgitation, Joined November 11, 2016
Mitral Regurgitation
Joined November 11, 2016
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All I can say to prospective patients is do your homework. I'm very sad to read about all the people who are going through long, painful recoveries when many may have been able to avoid it.
I wanted a less invasive procedure, but could only have a full sternotomy because of some previous radiation treatment to the area-for the record I had no pain - no problems getting out of bed or chairs, no pain sneezing - the sternotomy was a perfectly good way to go for me.