Liza's Profile

Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: July 8, 2019

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About Me

I had minimally invasive Valve repair surgery, they go in from the right breast instead of cutting open the sternum. I am recovering 3 1/2 weeks now since my surgery. I have more energy, less pain than when I first came home, but i still have a lot of pain in my right breast, and finding comfortable clothing is difficult. I can walk about 1 1/2 miles at a time.
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    I am from: Oakland, California, United States
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    My surgery date was: October 24, 2019
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    I was diagnosed with: Mitral Regurgitation
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    My surgery was: Mitral Valve Repair
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    My doctor is: Dr. Tobias Deusé
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    My hospital is: UCSF

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