About Me (In My Own Words)
I am a 44 year old mother of 3 boys. During a visit with my family doctor in February 2013 to check a lump in my neck, my doctor noticed my heart rate was high while at rest. He referred me to a cardiologist. The cardiologist, Dr. William Brearly, ordered me to wear a heart monitor for 2 weeks and then ordered a nuclear stress test which came back abnormal. He then ordered a heart catheterization with a surgeon, Dr. Jeffery Travis, in attendance. Once done, my surgeon wanted surgery to be performed within a week. I was scared as I was alone at the time because my husband had been working out of town for weeks. My surgery was performed March 27, 2013. I had my mitral valve replaced with a mechanical valve. I'm still home recovering.
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I am from:
Columbia, South Carolina