my mom is 62 years old, have undergone maitral value replace with magnetic (soric bileaflet value 27mm)value before 11 years ago, at present she is having complaint of ribs pain since feb 2012, inciated since october 2011 slightly, now all reports are normal, doctors have predicted TB and started with AKT4, cont..................... currently her spine cord D6 and D7 are fractured, n lost a bit of control on urine and stool and a bit of paralitic on left side, dr. are suggesting operation for d6 - d7 which will allow her to sit (she is bed ridden from 15 days and also having bed sore) is operation advisable