New member w prolapsed Mitral valve. Have we discussed robotic surgery vs classic sternotomy here? Any consensus?
Peter Hoyt Ah, never-mind! A simple site search has answered my question.
Richard Munson You will get a bunch of opinions . All valid no doubt. I had minimally invasive no robot. They all c ... Read more
Richard Munson You will get a bunch of opinions . All valid no doubt. I had minimally invasive no robot. They all come with their own set of plusses and minuses. Its been 3 years and i am happy so far.
J Alexander Lassally Hi Peter - Same boat. Definitely no consensus. A variety of dimensions and many plusses and minuses. ... Read more
J Alexander Lassally Hi Peter - Same boat. Definitely no consensus. A variety of dimensions and many plusses and minuses. I had my surgery 10 weeks ago.... Happy to share some of the angles I explored over about four months of research. Good luck !
Susan Lynn Welcome, Peter! I also had minimally-invasive mitral valve repair. Ask any questions you may ha... Read more
Susan Lynn Welcome, Peter! I also had minimally-invasive mitral valve repair. Ask any questions you may have. We're happy to help!
Klara Čičić Dear Peter this discussion comes every now and then. I didn't have the robotic nor full sternotomy bu ... Read more
Klara Čičić Dear Peter this discussion comes every now and then. I didn't have the robotic nor full sternotomy but minimally invasive right sided thoracotomy for my mitral valve repair. Some say it is more painful at the beginning (due to nerves and soft tissue being cut) as opposed to sternotomy, but takes less to recover... Everyone is different, it took me 4-5 months to fully recover.
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