Marie Myers
You are in a tough situation with the history of GI bleeds. Hoping things go well for you and you stabilize quickly!
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Diagnosis: Mitral Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation
Member Since: July 4, 2013
Member Since: July 4, 2013
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Rebecca Schneider posted an update
5 months ago (January 20, 2026)
got the TMVR for my mitral!
I had my mitral valve replaced transcather on Jan7. Went well. The only concern is I have to be on babyaspirin. . I get GI bleeds very easily from AVMs in my small intestines.. already had one hospitalization since TMVR and hgb got very... Read more.
Jyll Welte
It's a blessing to be able to have the less invasive Mitral valve procedures, but you're right about the need for long term data! I'm getting Mitra-clip vs the TMVR, and I keep wondering how that will affect my future options with mitral valve too. Good luck. I hope everything... Read more.
Rebecca Schneider posted an update
6 months ago (January 8, 2026)
Had the TMVR yesterday. New mitral valve doing well. Home today. Yay!
it was a hard day yesterday. Not as easy as I thought. But I didn't have to have open heart this time!
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Rose Madura and Fidel Martínez Ruiz reacted to this
Nice, congrats Rebecca!! Nice to have that option this time around
Congratulations! It is still heart surgery so I'm sure more difficult than expected ❤️
Rebecca Schneider posted an update
6 months ago (January 4, 2026)
Have you gotten the Mitris Risilia Edwards valve? I'm supposed to have TMVR this week.
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