Mitral Regurgitation, Joined November 11, 2016
Mitral Regurgitation
Joined November 11, 2016
Charlie Geer
Aortic Stenosis
June 7, 2022
Andrew Dial
Aortic Regurgitation
June 15, 2022
Patricia Garza
Aortic Regurgitation
June 15, 2022
Dr. Gerdisch is a heart valve expert having performed over 4,000 heart valve repair and replacement operations during his 25+ year career as a cardiac surgeon.
All I can say to prospective patients is do your homework. I'm very sad to read about all the people who are going through long, painful recoveries when many may have been able to avoid it.
I wanted a less invasive procedure, but could only have a full sternotomy because of some previous radiation treatment to the area-for the record I had no pain - no problems getting out of bed or chairs, no pain sneezing - the sternotomy was a perfectly good way to go for me.