Laura's Profile

Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: February 19, 2022

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About Me

Today (3/24/22) I am 6 weeks post-op from a septal myectomy and mitral valve replacement. I was diagnosed with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and severe mitral valve regurgitation. So far, so good. Recovery is going pretty well, I already have less breathlessness climbing stairs. The septal meyectomy did cause a left bundle branch block which I'm hoping does not end up requiring a pacemaker.
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    I am from: Ronkonkoma, United States
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    My surgery date was: February 10, 2022
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    I was diagnosed with: Mitral Regurgitation
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    My surgery was: Mitral Valve Replacement
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    My surgeon is: Dr. Harold Fernandez

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