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Current selfie. I no longer color my hair. Quite a relief!

Richard Munson You ask if there are alternatives to splitting the sternum and the answer is yes. I had pretty much t ... Read more

Richard Munson You ask if there are alternatives to splitting the sternum and the answer is yes. I had pretty much the same procedure as you at mgh and they did it minimally invasive. In laymans terms they entered my body thru my rib cage but performed the same function on my heart. Faster recovery time. There is also a robotic method which i did not have that i am told offers even faster recovery. Boils down to different ways to get to your heart.

Marie Myers I think you look great!

Ginny Turner Hi Joan, and welcome! Love your beautiful picture. You will find so much information and support here ... Read more

Ginny Turner Hi Joan, and welcome! Love your beautiful picture. You will find so much information and support here. And with friends like Richard, Marie and others, you will feel very encouraged - I promise! My heart story is much like yours. I'm 73, healthy and feel well, but have severe mitral regurgitation. I've had prolapse most of my adult life but no symptoms. Only last year did the regurgitation become severe. I will have mitral and tricuspid repairs and a Maze procedure in April at the Cleveland Clinic. Mine will be full sternotomy because of having 3 procedures and the need for better access. I'm very optimistic about the outcome and can't wait to join the former patients' club. Best of luck going forward - you'll do well!

Civita Fahey welcome Mary from a fellow Massachusettian.. is that what they call us? I didnt want to write what th ... Read more

Civita Fahey welcome Mary from a fellow Massachusettian.. is that what they call us? I didnt want to write what they really call us. You look wonderful with your new hair color. this is a great site to meet wonderful people who have all gone through the same experience.

Richard Munson I think they call us nuts for staying here.

GARY STANKO Like you I had mitral regurgitation in 2017, I was 67. I was basically asymptomatic except for some ... Read more

GARY STANKO Like you I had mitral regurgitation in 2017, I was 67. I was basically asymptomatic except for some fatigue but I was riding my bike 20 miles a day at the time. I had never had a serious health problem so it was a shock to find I needed heart surgery. After researching I found that the odds were overwhelmingly in my favor. I had the surgery at the Mayo Clinic and they gave me the robotic as an option but i chose the sternum route. They were able to repair the valve. I had little pain afterwards but pretty exhausted. Have been doing great since. I did find the metroporal causing me to be out of breath but got them to adjust the doseage. You'll do great just take your time getting back to normal.

Civita Fahey That's for darn sure Richard. where are you from in Mass? I live in Topsfield right now, but I grew ... Read more

Civita Fahey That's for darn sure Richard. where are you from in Mass? I live in Topsfield right now, but I grew up in Boston, so I'll always be a city girl.

Richard Munson I live in dartmouth but grew up in new bedford. City boy. My daughter lives in beverly farms. Neighbo ... Read more

Richard Munson I live in dartmouth but grew up in new bedford. City boy. My daughter lives in beverly farms. Neighbor to you.

Hi Joan, welcome and know that we will be here for you. I will pray for your surgery to go well and w ... Read more

Hi Joan, welcome and know that we will be here for you. I will pray for your surgery to go well and we will be here to welcome you into recovery. On another note, following the Massachusetts trend here, my family is from Sturbridge

Richard Munson We knew there was something special about you besides your good looks and sparkling personality. Been ... Read more

Richard Munson We knew there was something special about you besides your good looks and sparkling personality. Been to sturbridge a couple of times. They had a good restaurant there as i recall. Very rustic

Richard Munson Another name for our state is taxachusetts.

Civita Fahey YUP. the further east in Mass you go the worse it gets. hahaha

Thank you Richard, I have visited there twice. Rustic is a good word for it. We went to a very good r ... Read more

Thank you Richard, I have visited there twice. Rustic is a good word for it. We went to a very good restaurant there by a lake, can’t remember the name. Also, it was the first time and hope the last one, that I saw a bear cub, beautiful but my brother wouldn’t let me pet it because he said the momma must be close by. Oh well