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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

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Sarah Trotter posted an update
6 years ago (March 12, 2020)
Hello Everyone!!! I had my heart valve repair on February 26th, 2020 at Cleveland Clinic. I'm two weeks post op and I've been home a week today.
Hi Sarah, here's to a speedy recovery for you. I am 3/4 weeks post op and have found my recovery motoring along since being at home.
Good for you, Sarah! Hope you're doing well! Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Sarah Trotter posted an update
6 years ago (August 23, 2019)
Anyone one else have/had issues with recovering from activities before surgery? I had my second TEE Wednesday and I'm still dragging my feet to recover
👍 Michele Ripley reacted to this
Sarah - I'm sorry to hear that. Did you have a similar reaction after your first TEE? You may want to call to find out if there was a change in the form of anesthesia or duration of the procedure. The sedation normally dissipates pretty quickly. Wishing you the best!
I had my first TEE at a different hospital and I honestly don't remember my previous one all that well :( This second TEE sucked because I happened to wake up halfway through
The sedation May have been different between the 2 places. There is very little "hangover" with propofol, and a little more lingering fatigue with midazolam and / or fentanyl. Sedation can be done with either plan. Either way, you hopefully will be feeling back to normal soon.
I do feel a bit better today :) I think they used fentanyl and another thing but I don't remember

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