Heart Valve Disease
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2 months after mitral valve replacement
hey All, its been 2 months since the surgery. I wanted to share my progress and ask some questions. First month was quite difficult. Hard to move around, pain and so forth. Day by day it got better. Some days worse than others. Now...
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Newly diagnosed Aeortic Aneurysm
I was diagnosed with aeortic stenosis when I was a child. At some point it became the fact that I have a bicuspid valve instead of a tricuspid valve. I've been getting regular echocardiograms throughout my life. I was recently now...
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April Anxiety
Hi everyone - I’m 55 and having mitral value robotic repair surgery April 18. Never been in the hospital or had any type of surgery so I’m very anxious about it all. I was wondering if anyone out there has had robotic surgery, length of stay...
read morelatest replyDolphinWrite, March 22, 2019 1:59am EST
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Newly diagnosed and frightened
Hey everyone, delighted there is such a place I can come. Recently gave up smoking at 44 thought I was doing so well. A congenital Bicuspid aortic Valve which had never been checked was checked yesterday as I had a pending standard surgery...
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Double valve replacement in the next month
I found out 24 years ago that I had two valves (aortic and mitral) that were apparently affected by strep throat, while investigating why my blood pressure had gone up (no apparent reason), both assymptomatic. I’ve led a normal life, getting married,...
read morelatest replyNurseTessa, March 18, 2019 10:46am EST
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Mitral valve
New here and not sure where to start? 4 years ago I had two stents placed in my heart. I've been on plavix ever since. I was also diagnosed with a leaky mitral valve stage 4. Now it's time for surgery and I'm very nervous to say the least....
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New diagnosis
Hey all ...I'm new here. I had an echo in Feb which took 3 weeks for them to get me results. Said if something was wrong it would have been same day. They called and said "your echo is fine just a leaky valve you don't have to do anything"...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, March 15, 2019 10:27pm EST
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Transient painful swelling 3-4 months post valve replacement surger
A little background, my father is 62 and needed atrial valve replacement last fall. Had very good surgeon in MN. They were amazed he had no signs of heart disease with such a calcified valve they figure was bicuspid, but hard to tell...
read morelatest replyDolphinWrite, March 14, 2019 3:26pm EST
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Valuable Information from the Patient Advocate Foundation for Heart Valve Patients!
Our Heart Valve CareLine is a free program for patients with heart valve disorders, providing one-on-one help with practical issues and removing barriers to needed healthcare services. Facebook Share Tweet Send by Email LinkedIn Post Are...
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