I HAVE HAD 3 HEART VALVE SURGERIES. IST A MITRAL PIG VALVE.8 YEARS AGO AN AORTIC AND A NEW MEC

AFTER 8 YEARS WITH MECHANICAL MITRAL VALVE EXCESS LEAKAGE WAS SEEN. HAD A 3RD OPEN HEART SURGERY JAN 31 2008. WAS TOLD I MIGHT NEED A LARGER VALVE OR MESH IF HEART TISSUE WAS NOT VIABLE ENOUGH FOR REPAIR STITCHING. THE SURGEON DID NEITHER OF THESE OPTIONS. WAS ALSO TOLD SURGEON TOOK 40 STITCHES AS OPPOSED TO THE ORIGINAL 12 STITCHES WHICH HAD COME UNDONE.NOW 4 MONTHS LATER THERE IS A SEVERE LEAK IN THE SAME AREA.THE DRS ARE ALL TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO NOW. OPEN HEART AGAIN SEEMS TO BE NOT MUCH OF A CHOICE EXPERIMENTAL CATHETERIZATIN THRU THE GROIN  AND PUTTING ESSENTIALLY PLUGS IN LEAKAGE AREA IS BEING DISCUSSED. I AM OBVIOUSLY DISTRESSED THAT MY LAST SURGERY WAS NOT SUCCESFUL AND ASIDE FROM WANTING TO KNOW WHY THE SURGEON MADE THE CHOICES HE MADE I ALSO NEED TO  HAVE SOME HOPE THAT IT CAN BE MADE RIGHT AGAIN ANY ADVISE OR HELP IS APPRECIATED AS I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO TURN     ANTHONY SICILIANO