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Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

894 days ago

Lilian Peña posted a note for Valerie that says:

Hey! Hope you’re doing great😊any update from you after your OHS? It’s been a year now.

Valerie Archual

894 days ago

Ermanno Farinelli posted a note for Valerie that says:

HI i just joined and I wanted to say hi to somebody and yours was the first pretty face that drew me in … I hope you don’t mind my brash ...Read more

HI i just joined and I wanted to say hi to somebody and yours was the first pretty face that drew me in … I hope you don’t mind my brash honesty . At any rate I was hoping we could be friends on here

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2454 days ago

Tony Netto posted a note for Valerie that says:

An amazing journey! Wow, but I didn't see who your surgeon was. I had Mitral valve repair 4/5/17 at the clinic, with Dr Marc Gilinov! He is wonderful and ...Read more

An amazing journey! Wow, but I didn't see who your surgeon was. I had Mitral valve repair 4/5/17 at the clinic, with Dr Marc Gilinov! He is wonderful and now actually heads the cardiac surgical unit at Cleveland! Hope things continue to be great for you, it's a wonderful feeling - a reconnection to what really matters! T

Valerie Archual Dr Gillinov was my surgeon as well!!! He is wonderful!!!!

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2634 days ago

Phyllis Petersen posted a note for Valerie that says:

I had missed several of your blogs, but just went back to catch up a bit. I hope you are continuing to do well and are almost at your "6-8 week" recovery point. ...Read more

I had missed several of your blogs, but just went back to catch up a bit. I hope you are continuing to do well and are almost at your "6-8 week" recovery point. You've had a bit of a rough road there. Being able to write has to be quite a blessing.

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2797 days ago

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Anne Walpole posted a note for Valerie that says:

This might be a silly thing to share, but my partner and I decided to name my valve "Valerie"! :-)

Laura Jacobs That is great!!! Humour is important!

Rose Madura Valerie, I too named my valve Elsie and my Dacron sleeve is named Louise. Both after two of my great ... Read more

Rose Madura Valerie, I too named my valve Elsie and my Dacron sleeve is named Louise. Both after two of my great aunts. My surgeon thought it was hilarious. Wishing you the test in your recovery.

Civita Fahey my friend has started calling me Bessie ( for the cow valve) lol. .its all in good fun!

Laura Jacobs My nick name has been Moo Moo...I think I like Bessie better!!

Valerie Archual You guys are funny!!!! You have to find the fun side of all this don't ya?! I say this as I'm sittin ... Read more

Valerie Archual You guys are funny!!!! You have to find the fun side of all this don't ya?! I say this as I'm sitting in my local hospital while they do in-house med adjustments 😂Lol

Anne Walpole Glad we helped perk up your day! :-)

Valerie Archual Lol!! This site is a God Send in so many ways!!!! Thanks Adam Pick!!

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2836 days ago

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Phyllis Petersen posted a note for Valerie that says:

It was good to hear from your husband about your successful surgery and to see you post yourself. Hopefully, as you feel better, we'll hear more from you about ...Read more

It was good to hear from your husband about your successful surgery and to see you post yourself. Hopefully, as you feel better, we'll hear more from you about your journey.

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2841 days ago

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Bob Gillespie posted a note for Valerie that says:

Praying while you are in surgery, ready to hear how well it went

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2842 days ago

Civita Fahey posted a note for Valerie that says:

Prayers for successful surgery tomorrow Valerie.. You got this!

Barbara Wood Sneaking in my best wishes too Valerie... positive vibes & prayers for a successful surgery & a smoot ... Read more

Barbara Wood Sneaking in my best wishes too Valerie... positive vibes & prayers for a successful surgery & a smooth recovery!!

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2842 days ago

Mary Rodriguez posted a note for Valerie that says:

good luck tomorrow!

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2844 days ago

Phyllis Petersen posted a note for Valerie that says:

You're at the top of the list! Soon you'll join us on the other side of surgery. I don't know if I mentioned how much we enjoyed dinner at Etna Ristorante in ...Read more

You're at the top of the list! Soon you'll join us on the other side of surgery. I don't know if I mentioned how much we enjoyed dinner at Etna Ristorante in Little Italy, not a very far distance from the hospital. We actually walked there and then took the bus back to the hotel. If you're there in time (I think it's 3-4), you can get a chair massage up by the roof terrace. The fresh omelets in the cafeteria were incredible. If you need anymore info, or just need to vent, chat or angst, I'm here for you.

Valerie Archual Thank you so so much Phyllis. You are a God Send

Phyllis Petersen We're all in this together!

Valerie Archual Amen. Thank you again for always answering my bizillion emails... you are so sweet

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2849 days ago

Vicki Woschnick posted a note for Valerie that says:

Hi Valerie! I noticed in the feed that we're "surgery date sisters" -- I'm going in for my aortic valve replacement/ascending aorta repair on May 16. I will ...Read more

Hi Valerie! I noticed in the feed that we're "surgery date sisters" -- I'm going in for my aortic valve replacement/ascending aorta repair on May 16. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers as we go through this "heart stuff" together on the same day. :) Vicki

Sean Hunt Wishing you both luck and praying for a speedy recovery for you both. My aortic valve replacement an ... Read more

Sean Hunt Wishing you both luck and praying for a speedy recovery for you both. My aortic valve replacement and ascending aorta repair is on May 25th.

Valerie Archual I will be thinking of you and praying for you too Vicki!! My nerves are a bit shot- how are you doing ... Read more

Valerie Archual I will be thinking of you and praying for you too Vicki!! My nerves are a bit shot- how are you doing? We are several hours from my hospital so we leave tomorrow, testing Monday and of course Tuesday.. Thank you for your prayers Sean. Man, I never thought I would be doing this now. My cardio doc said it MIGHT be a possibility when I reached my 60's. Wrong-o

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2886 days ago

Maria posted a note for Valerie that says:

Oops... we are also monitoring a new symptom of mild diastolic dysfunction, left ventricle abnormal relaxation pattern. Also, starting 6 months after surgery, ...Read more

Oops... we are also monitoring a new symptom of mild diastolic dysfunction, left ventricle abnormal relaxation pattern. Also, starting 6 months after surgery, one of the MV leaflets had somewhat fixed / limited mobility. We are meeting this week with the cardiologist for a regular checkup and we can hopefully get more info on these issues. For context, we made the mistake of neglecting regular exercise and going back to normal salt diet about 4 months after surgery. Blood pressure went too high: 160/80, that is when we discovered the new (severe) MV leak, and the new mild diastolic dysfunction.

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2886 days ago

Maria posted a note for Valerie that says:

Cleveland Clinic. I will say that their care is very good there, and besides the leak returning, the normal migraines for the first few weeks after surgery, ...Read more

Cleveland Clinic. I will say that their care is very good there, and besides the leak returning, the normal migraines for the first few weeks after surgery, and PACs and PVCs for about the first month or so after surgery, there were no other problems from the MV repair surgery, and healing was quite rapid.

Valerie Archualgot a new guestbook post

2887 days ago

Maria posted a note for Valerie that says:

Hi Valerie, I do not wish to complicate your preparation for surgery, but I wished to share that Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York has an expertise for re-doing ...Read more

Hi Valerie, I do not wish to complicate your preparation for surgery, but I wished to share that Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York has an expertise for re-doing Mitral valve repair surgeries that failed the first time. (My family member's mitral valve (severe regurgitation) was repaired robotically and started re-leaking 9 months after surgery. We are currently in watch and wait mode, working to keep blood pressure low through a very low salt diet and keeping the heart healthy with cardio rehab style exercise.) It may be worth getting a second opinion from Mt. Sinai, since they have a lot of experience seeing how these MV surgeries fail and may be in a good position to avoid pitfalls. They seem to have a good track record of successful repairs and re-repairs... https://www.mitralvalverepair.org/content/view/141/

Re-Operations and Re-Repairs : Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center

https://www.mitralvalverepair.org/content/view/141/

The Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center at Mount Sinai now offers patients the highest percentages of mitral valve repair anywhere in the world., One main area of expertise of our valve repair team is cardiac re-operations and valve re-repair surgery.

Valerie Archual I am actually having my first surgery but was curious about if they had to replace it- where did your ... Read more

Valerie Archual I am actually having my first surgery but was curious about if they had to replace it- where did your family member go for repair?

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