Heart Valve Disease
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MVP with severe regurgitation and left atrium ***********
I was told I had MVP 20 or so years ago and have had minimal symptoms. I am fairly healthy but a month ago began having chest pain and tightness, fatigue, and shortness of breath. My primary care dr consulted with a cardiologist after discovering in an...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorDN, December 2, 2020 6:04pm EST
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LIVE HEART DONOR
I'm looking to the get my word out that I want to be a live heart Donor, at the moment I'm up todate with shots and Disease checks. I'm posting this for anyone in need or in critical need.
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New and scared
Hi all, I am new, and unsure of where to start. I am a 36 year old mom of 2, a wife and a teacher. I was diagnosed with hypertension about 6 years ago but have been unsuccessful with getting it regulated correctly. About 3-4 weeks ago I started...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorDN, December 2, 2020 6:18pm EST
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After surgery
60/m went in on Oct 13th, 2020 for mitral repair, I was in the ICU for 2 days because they had to then put in a pacemaker on the 14th, most amount of any pain killer I needed was tylenol for maybe the first 3 days, after that I didnt need it. They said...
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LVH Need Ideas how to fix this.
I had chest pains last month. It was in the center of my chest up and down my chest. I thought it was gas mostly because when I burped it felt a little better and there was acid. I made an appointment with the doctor and heprescriped and antacid...
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Support Network’s Octoberfest of Encouragement and Friendship
Did you know that the Support Network & MyAFibExperience have about 25 conversation forums for survivors and caregivers of heart and stroke conditions? As I read through all the comments each day, I see similarities in all the conversations. Anxiety...
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Bicuspid Valve/Aortic Stenosis
Hey! I'm brand new to this forum, and I was so happy to find it because I've been pouring over the internet for weeks, trying to find similarities to my situation. I'm 36 years old, and have two kiddos. I was born with aortic bicuspid valve although...
read morelatest replyTHoMC, October 24, 2020 7:41pm EST
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Valve replacement
Hey there, I'm Amy, 35y and have a congenital heart valve issue (Aortic Regurgitation). I had open heart surgery when I was 7 to remove some tissue blocking the valve and up until now havent had any issues. Last year was told by my cardiologist I
read morelatest replyAmbassadorB, September 22, 2020 8:00pm EST
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Seeking resources (Please!)
Someone I know has POTS, backflow issues in 3 of her 4 valves, is missing her ventricular septum, and has a comorbid nervous sytem disease. As a single mother and despite her cardiologist's pleas, she is unable to go on disability as it simply isn't...
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Soon to have heart surgery
I'm 53 years old. 8 months ago I learned during a regular physical that I have a bicuspid valve with an aortic aneurysm. My doctor sent me to a cardiologist who rans some tests and sent me to a cardio surgeon because of the aneurysm. ...
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