Facing second mitral valve surgery due to severe regurgitation. Had initial repair Dec. 2016. Surgeon says he will attempt repair if possible. Anyone have this ...Read more
Facing second mitral valve surgery due to severe regurgitation. Had initial repair Dec. 2016. Surgeon says he will attempt repair if possible. Anyone have this experience? Adam’s book has been extremely informative for me.
Klara Čičić Hi Diane, Terry Tannenbaum from this site had succecful re-repair recently, maybe you could contact h ... Read more
Klara Čičić Hi Diane, Terry Tannenbaum from this site had succecful re-repair recently, maybe you could contact him
Susan Lynn Diane - I'm sorry to read you're facing another surgery. We have had heart warriors with re-repair... Read more
Susan Lynn Diane - I'm sorry to read you're facing another surgery. We have had heart warriors with re-repairs of mitral valves on this site and I hope those folks will chime in. Did you get a reason that the first repair didn't last? Be sure to identify a surgeon who has extensive experience in second surgeries on the mitral valve. There may be an opportunity for a repair with the right surgeon. Please keep us posted.
Robert Miller I had a mitral valve repair earlier this year and will need another one next month. The surgeon for m ... Read more
Robert Miller I had a mitral valve repair earlier this year and will need another one next month. The surgeon for my first repair seemed kind of stuck on using cords. Replacement wasn't discussed much. All of this was done under pretty high time pressure so I didn't have much time for research. This time around I am going with a surgeon that seems more open to whatever type of repair makes the most sense/long lasting. He also discussed the different replacement options if he thinks a repair won't be long-lasting (hopefully the rest of my life). He thinks I have a high chance (70% or so) that a repair can be done but you never know until the surgery and so you need to make decisions for when a repair doesn't work. It's important that the surgeon has considerable experience with both repairs and replacement. My second surgeon also has done quite a bit of re-repairs but I didn't ask him how many (it's on my question list for a second appointment).
Adam’s book has been extremely informative for me.