re: "Go in have it done, rest for the night in the hospital, go home the next day..."
If a valve repair ever has to be done, maybe. Valve replacement is probably a bigger job than valve repair... and the more likely type of surgery for the problem I have.
On the brighter side, It is only PROBABILITY that favors my needing surgery one day. I might be one of the lucky 20% or so who never need it.

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