About Me (In My Own Words)
Started having " events" when I was 29 (now 45) where I would wake up around 4am because my heart was racing and I was short of breath and felt like I was going to pass out (while laying perfectly still in bed). Sometimes I would also have sharp chest pain with tingling and numbness in my left arm and hand. Saw many doctors (including cardiologists over the years) who told me I was having anxiety and panic attacks. Trusted the doctors and tried to destress my life as much as possible ( yeah right) and suffered thru these "events" a few times a year. This past July it hit me at 5am - but felt different this time because it wasnt sharp chest pain - it was pressure like someone squeezing my chest. Spent a couple days in the hospital where they did cardiac work-up and said nothing wrong with my heart. Got out of hospital and had another incident a week later in the middle of the day and passed out at work. Ended up at a different hospital and was referred to a new cardiologist who told me I had a murmur and he promised to get to the bottom of everything. Many tests (that were never ordered before) later I was diagnosed with a mitral valve flail and severe regurgitation.
More Info About Me & My Heart
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I am from:
Greenville, Indiana
