Lisa's Journal
Mitral Regurgitation, Joined July 22, 2025
Mitral Regurgitation
Joined July 22, 2025
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I am from: NY -
My surgery date is: June 18, 2025
One editorial comment I can pass along. A NY surgeon told me there is no such thing as "minimally invasive" valve surgery, and there are definite tradeoffs with the robotic approach. Their point was that all surgeries are extreme and filled with potential risks .. I personally think some surgeons over sell the ease of recovery with the robot and only with deep digging do some of these problems reveal themselves.
Give things time !
I am numb from the center of my chest to my upper right arm and the same side of
my back. I do have my right arm moving up because when I got home I could
barley lift it but there is a lot of pulling now from my armpit when I do lift it. I feel dead weight between my arm and side and there is a lot of tightening that goes on in my chest when I get exercise or sleep.
How long was your surgery? Given your blood loss I wonder if you had a long procedure which might have irritated the nervous system more. Some patients have super long robotic procedure if the surgical team is slow or on the learning curve.
That is a long time for those drains. Yikes.
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How long was your surgery? Given your blood loss I wonder if you had a long procedure which might have irritated the nervous system more. Some patients have super long robotic procedure if the surgical team is slow or on the learning curve.
That is a long time for those drains. Yikes.
Keep healing... Give it time. As they say, each day is a tiny increment, but weekly increments start to matter. Do keep walking. It is the BEST rehab you can do.