Else's Profile

Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: May 21, 2021

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About Me

I have no time for this recovery....but I have to be patient!! My heart is beating so smoothly, I forget it is there! I can’t hear it squeak anymore ( which I thought was normal). My goal is to be able to run a 5 K sometime soon. I have never been able to do that in my entire life.
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    I am from: Canandaigua, NY, United States
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    My surgery date was: May 3, 2021
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    I was diagnosed with: Mitral Regurgitation
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    My surgery was: Mitral Valve Repair
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    My surgeon is: Dr. Marc Gillinov
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    My hospital is: Cleveland Clinic

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