Debra's Posts

Debra - I wish you the best of luck. If you're willing to travel to Penn, you might want to consider Main Line Health's Lankenau Heart Hospital in Wynnewood just outside of Philadelphia. Dr. Scott Goldman repaired my leaking mitral valve via a minimally invasive mini-thoracotomy. The facility is beautiful with private rooms in the CICU. The nurses are positively spectacular. It's worth checking out. Good luck with your search. ❤

Debra, don't be scared. Firstly, heart surgery techniques have changed a lot since 1979. Mortality rates are extremely low. The replacement valves are much different and better then they were in 1979. In 1979 my mitral valve would not have been able to be repaired but I just had heart surgery and my mitral valve was repaired! Secondly, you are in South Jersey and are surrounded by Nationally rated fantastic hospitals and wonderful and talented cardiac surgeons. You are going to be just fine. Please don't assume your experience will be in anyway the same as your grandfather's was.

Debra I can understand completely what you are saying. I had my mitral valve repaired in April, same procedure my Aunt had in 1961, she lived about another 2 months afterwards. They have come such a long way, had my aunt had this surgery in 2018 like me I'm sure she'd be here to talk about it Hang in there!