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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: October 11, 2020

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Cheryl Beenenga Deegan got a guestbook

5 years ago (October 23, 2020)

Hi Cheryl, glad you are going home and you are on this side of recovery. Be well

Cheryl Beenenga Deegan

Thank you so much! I'm feeling very well. My post op appointment is next week. I'm 4.5 weeks post op today. I feel so blessed that I'm doing well and feeling better every day.

Cheryl Beenenga Deegan got a guestbook from Susan Lynn

5 years ago (October 19, 2020)

Cheryl - Thinking of you, today! We're looking forward to your post-op good news!

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Cheryl Beenenga Deegan

Thank you Susan. Thanks be to God and the amazing Dr. McCarthy and the whole team at Northwestern, my surgery went very well and I'm on the road to recovery. Dr McCarthy was able to repair my mitral valve. I am so thankful.

Susan Lynn

Great news, Cheryl! Welcome to recovery! You did it! ❤

Cheryl Beenenga Deegan

Thank you Susan!

Cheryl Beenenga Deegan got a guestbook from Kim

5 years ago (October 16, 2020)

I had my mitral valve repaired in Dec. 2019 with Dr. McCarthy. I never had any fear of anything going wrong as Dr. McCarthy is top in his field. After surgery you will be on the cardiac floor and all the nurses are on top of everything. You will be... Read more.

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Adam Pick

Kim, I love this! Thanks so much for sharing this comforting message to Cheryl about Dr. McCarthy and his nurses. You got this Cheryl!

Thomas Brusstar

Cheryl, Dr. McCarthy repaired my mitral valve in July 2018. It went from severe regurgitation with a "flail" leaflet and several ruptured chordae to zero leakage — and a routine echo this month shows it still does not leak at all. You are right to get it fixed so it... Read more.

Cheryl Beenenga Deegan

Kim and Thomas, thank you for your words of encouragement. I'm amazed at the work of Dr. McCarthy and his team. I'm already feeling better. My surgery was on Monday and I am out of the ICU on Tuesday. I am currently in the step down until. The staff here... Read more.

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