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[Update: The patient education webinar, "Long-Term Heart Valve Success", was extraordinary. You can now... Read More.
Our recent webinar, “Long-Term Heart Valve Success", was fantastic! We had over 500 patients... Read More.
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“I just went in for an annual check-up. After listening to my heart, my doctor told me I had a heart murmur. I never knew I had a heart murmur, and I didn’t know much about them. The images ... Read more.
“I just went in for an annual check-up. After listening to my heart, my doctor told me I had a heart murmur. I never knew I had a heart murmur, and I didn’t know much about them. The images showed that I had a severe mitral valve prolapse.
We made the decision, at the time, to keep an eye on it for a year because I had no symptoms. Based on my second echocardiogram, it was determined that my mitral valve prolapse had progressed, and it was time for surgery. Now, I am ecstatic to say that my wife and I just returned from a 10-day holiday in Saint Lucia which included four scuba dives.
Dr. Castillo-Sang gave me the confidence that I would be able to dive again, and he was 100% correct."
-- Gary Fabre, heart valve patient
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Surgeon Q&A: The Risk Vs. Benefit of Asymptomatic Mitral Valve Surgery
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Surgeon Q&A: The Risk Vs. Benefit of Asymptomatic Mitral Valve Surgery
I have PsA and my wife has RA. Methotrexate helps manage the main symptoms but the side effects can be tough. I just started trying a second biologic because the first wasn’t doing anything.
Shingles is brutal.
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I have PsA and my wife has RA. Methotrexate helps manage the main symptoms but the side effects can be tough. I just started trying a second biologic because the first wasn’t doing anything.
Shingles is brutal.
With all that going on, I can see how it would be difficult for your mental health.
I’m hoping you get some relief. I’ve been thinking about you.
Huge congratulations on year one! That first year is a massive milestone. In my experien ... Read more
Huge congratulations on year one! That first year is a massive milestone. In my experience, time is a great confidence builder, the anxiety eventually takes a back seat to life. Wishing you total peace of mind moving forward!
The Flecainide has many side affects but you will be monitored .
Good luck with taking it , I hope it makes a difference .
Try and get back to... Read more
The Flecainide has many side affects but you will be monitored .
Good luck with taking it , I hope it makes a difference .
Try and get back to basics and make sure that you are eating a balanced diet . Are you anaemic ? Are you sleeping enough ? Do you need to try and nap during the day if you aren ‘t sleeping enough .
We all know that any heart problems ( heart valves !) can be very worrying and can make us feel quite isolated at times . Only other Heart Warriors understand how we have felt or how we are feeling .
You don't have to be happy clappy and upbeat . You are allowed to feel how you are feeling just now .
As we say , This too shall pass .
You need to talk and to vent .
Writing your feelings down would ? help too .
Make sure that you get out of the house every day . Tell your family how you are feeling , they have been supportive and they love you .
Sending you love and a big hug
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I had a Ross at 53. I was in the hospital for 9 days, 5 in ICU.
Also for a Ross, you want to talk to a surgeon who specializes in it, which means going to a bigger hospital.
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I had a Ross at 53. I was in the hospital for 9 days, 5 in ICU.
Also for a Ross, you want to talk to a surgeon who specializes in it, which means going to a bigger hospital.
there are a ton of videos on here about Ross surgeries.
Good luck on your journey,
Dan
the diuretics made me grumpy.
I was weak and mostly just trying to get from one day to the next.
I want to thank everyone for their support. It has really helped.
Everything seems to be going well. My current health drama is with my psoriatic arthritis. I’m about to start a new medication for it tomorrow. The one it’s replacing didn’t do anything for me.
When I’m not having side effects from my arthritis meds, my ability to exercise has improved. In the last couple weeks, my ability to run has improved. I’m now feeling more like 90% of where I was pre-surgery. I was going to try to celebrate today with a 5k run but my body chose sleep instead. Maybe I’ll do a trail run after work.
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Wishing you good luck for your surgery ."
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