Mitral valve repair

@petersen73
before I decided,which hospital I would go to, I did a lot of searching. I remember one site with good profound information about mitralvalve repair. the site is made by the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. (http://www.mitralvalverepair.org/).
My confidence in their team was so big ,that I thougt about going there.in spite of the costs I had to pay. I changed my mind when I learned that in germany many cardiac surgeons are highly qualified in this kind of operation (minimal invasive).
I would like to know,if you already read about this hospital. may-be this site is helpful.

Hi Yoanne,

I have chosen the Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City. Both my cardiologist and my surgeon practice at this facility. I have every confidence in each of them. I am glad you found excellent surgeons in Germany that could preform your minimal-invasive surgery.

Thank you for helping me think about the choices available to me.

Chris

@petersen 73
I wish you good luck and hope you will make a quick recovery. if you feel strong enough,please, let us know, how you feel. I would be very pleased.
your sincerely, yoanne from Germany

I know that you posted the way to contact the Mayo Clinic for a second opinion. But I cant find it in my files. Can you please post it again? It would be for AFib. Thank You

Just had mitral valve repair surgery one week ago.....any tips?

Hello @valvejob2018,

Welcome to Connect; we're so glad to have you join us.
You may notice that I moved your message to this discussion about mitral valve repair; I did this so that you can meet others who've shared their experiences, and also read what members are discussing about valve surgery.

There are several conversations happening on Connect about mitral valve repair. Some people have opted for surgery, while others are monitoring their condition. You may also want to read:
– https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/i-was-just-diagnosised-with-mitral-valve-and-tricuspid-insufficiency-i-have/
– https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/jimana-79-year-old-male-caucasian-excellent-health-and-regular-exercise-with-history/

Besides the members in this discussion, I’d also like to connect you with @grandmajan @frande @mikelauriemh12 @topaz @sdann777 who've written about mitral valve issues.

@valvejob2018, what specific questions would you like to ask the Connect community? Do you have any suggestions or thoughts for members like @777darla who will be undergoing the same surgery soon? We sincerely look forward to getting to know you.

Hello
my surgery was 6 days ago in St Louis, MO., so we are about the same. I came home from the hospital Friday. Have not needed any pain medication except tylenol, and that is just preventive. The surgery follow-up nurse called this moring to see how I was doing and if I had gotten the new prescriptions filled- I hadn't. So Am working on that. Not anxious to have 4 more drugs but don't want a stroke either. The home health nurse is coming by later. They want more blood work and will check incisions. Tell me how you are doing.

Welcome to Connect, @memw. How are you doing? Did the home health nurse have any suggestions, that you may liked to share? Only if you wish, of course. We look forward to hearing from you.

This is my 1st Post, so, I hope I do this correctly. I am about to have valve and maybe some CABG surgery, but, I don't have an understanding of who I can ask questions of to know why my surgeon was selected for me, as well as basic questions like how many similar surgeries my surgeon has done in the last 3 - 6 - 12 months...last 5 years and career. What results patients have had - I see no reviews anywhere. I suspect the elected surgeon is terrific, but, I have extreme concern that my asking questions will alienate me from the surgeon and staff. I have no interest in creating disharmony...it just seems like this sort of info should be made readily available so I don't have to ask the surgeon directly about his background...possibly create hard feelings, etc.. It seems to me the info should be presented by objective, statistical data or from a 3rd party or managment team. Help please. This info must be available somewhere - somehow without causing an upset.

put in healthgrades it will tell you all about dr with reviews