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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

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J Alexander Lassally posted an update

1 month ago (May 17, 2026)

Hi friends and fellow warriors. Recently, I've shifted focus, by necessity, to a parent who has a rapidly worsening cardiac situation. Everything happened really fast and is still in the chaos and wet paint status - underdiagnosed, underrecognized and undertreated so far. They are 89 - so high up the... Read more.

Marie Myers

A friend of mine with heart failure has responded well to metolazone twice a week, as the daily furosemide (Lasix) is just not cutting it anymore. Gotta watch renal function with it though. Not sure on the age restriction for mitral clip, but these minimally invasive procedures are sometimes a... Read more.

Richard Munson

No technical answers to your question being 84 myself but wishing you the best with your aging parents. Having never met you, i feel like i know you via this site. I can only say this for what its worth. My mom died in 1999 and dad in 2003. Both... Read more.

Fidel Martínez Ruiz

Hi Alex and fellows, I can tell you what I'm taking for controlling the pressure. Besides Losartan12.5 mg, Bisoprolol 1.25 mg to complement the former. Lixiana (Edoxaban) 60 mg to prevent ictus. Jardiance 10 mg to take out the sugar from blood through urine and Aldactone (Spirinolactona), 12.5mg to reduce... Read more.

Richard Munson

Fidel, you might be taking more pills than me. My wife can also be a pill but she does not cure anything.

John Cook

Electrolyte pills (potassium & magnesium) sometimes come with diuretics. The potassium pill sucks because it is huge. if they are already on losartan, they will probably lower that dose when they add the beta blocker. Finding the new balance might take a little time. Watch out for low blood pressure... Read more.

Fidel Martínez Ruiz

Richard, who knows? Everything helps to heal the disease, although there may be some side effect, lol😉

Rose Madura

J, you are a wonderful person and thoughtful son.

Kathy Ozio

I wish you the best. It's very tough, but they are lucky you are being such an advocate for them.

J Alexander Lassally posted an update

2 months ago (April 20, 2026)

This was my heart Saturday after my first downhill ski run post surgery" - "What the hell was THAT activity?!"

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Richard Munson

Nice to hear you are improving in leaps and bounds even though you are going downhill. A true heart valve mogul. It gives all of us a lift.

J Alexander Lassally

Yes! A new play on mogul !! It is all downhill post surgery, right !

Robert Miller

In hindsight, skiing was my first indicator something is not right. I suddenly had a hard time keeping up with kids in their late teens and early twenties. I attributed it to getting old. Turns out it was my leaking heart... I haven't skied much later on as it's at... Read more.

Richard Munson

What language will you teach them. My wife tells me to watch my language around the grandkids.

Robert Miller

@Richard Munson, funny comment... Swiss German. Our son has absolutely no accent when speaking it but his grammar is bad and when he uses the "friend/Du form" rather than the polite form, people probably think what is up with this guy. But he is a halfie so most people probably... Read more.

Richard Munson

My german grandmother used to call me a dummer esal and dummkopf on occasion as a kid. She was smiling while she said it of course. We germans are so gregarious. My other german grandmother used to grab my ear in a loving way but it hurt like crazy. I... Read more.

Robert Miller

"Dummer Esel" (stupid dunky) und "Dummkopf" (stupid) seems harsh but I guess in the right situation, it is ok. She made Bratwurst herself? Not even my grandparents who were farmers made them themselves, not to mention the liver and blood sausage. They did however do smoked dry meat in the... Read more.

Richard Munson

Where to start on what you said that makes me queazy. Blood sausage, butter from a pregnant cow, tongue as a main course, and sticking my arm up a pig giving birth to name a few. Not sure seeing a decapitated chicken excites me but i do recall my kids... Read more.

J Alexander Lassally

@ Robert - That is right, Swiss connection which I think we broached some time ago (decade in CH and DK)... Right. My heart was RACING at the end of each run on weekend despite the fact they were not hard runs. I am hoping sincerely there is no new... Read more.

Robert Miller

@J Alexander Lassally, you lived in CH? Where? Going back for a couple of weeks in a few days. @Richard Munson, just had some duck blood sausage a couple weeks ago. That was actually even better than the Swiss blood sausage and a lot better than the German blood sausage.... Read more.

Richard Munson

Robert, i'm kneeling in front of the toilet as we speak. Poor little defenseless salamanders. One minute enjoying life under a rock, the next being boiled alive in your soup.

Robert Miller

@Richard, the salamander we ate is not the small ones you find under rocks. The one we had is at least 1 foot long and they live in the water. I think they were young chinese giant salamanders (andrias davidianus). Sorry we ate the guy. Although we generally eat very... Read more.

Richard Munson

Sometimes being off topic is a good thing. I applaud your wife for not eating sally the salamander. Artificial salamander valve might have promise. Maybe a little small though.

J Alexander Lassally posted an update

7 months ago (November 26, 2025)

Hello Warriors! Today, the 27th, marks my 2nd anniversary on my mitral valve - a fitting Thanksgiving overlap. Although most days things seem "normalish" there is an element of "BS" and "AS" that really sits in my mind. The Before Surgery and After Surgery markers of time. Here is a... Read more.

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