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For How Long Can A Diabetic Whose Heart Valve Is Leaking ,survive?

My mother is law is 79 with numerous health problems as well as being a severe diabetic. We were told today she would not survive the surgery to repair her heart valve leakage which the doctor describded as "leaking like a sive and he can't believe her heart is still working at all" What time do you feel she has left?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Dear sir i understand your concern.i is very difficult to estimate in such way because this problems like heart attack can come at ant time or mar not come also.but in most of uncontrolled diabetes the average life span will not be more than 80 yrs....i am very sorry to say this.....
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For How Long Can A Diabetic Whose Heart Valve Is Leaking ,survive?

Dear sir i understand your concern.i is very difficult to estimate in such way because this problems like heart attack can come at ant time or mar not come also.but in most of uncontrolled diabetes the average life span will not be more than 80 yrs....i am very sorry to say this.....