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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: March 13, 2015

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Ben Hyman got a guestbook from Steven Kantor
5 years ago (November 29, 2020)
Ben I enjoyed reading your story! Thanks for sharing. Wishing you continued health. It seems you did an amazing job of surrounding yourself with a perfect medical team. Stay well. Steve
Ben Hyman got a guestbook from Candas Jones
8 years ago (July 17, 2017)
Hi there, how are you doing? I have been healing well.
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Ben Hyman got a guestbook from Valerie Archual
9 years ago (June 24, 2017)
Ben- I am curious about this orthostatic hypotension and your stroke. I am battling dizziness and more severe migraines since my mitral valve /ASD repair but pvcs too. They released me from hospital last night but I had a weird episode of blurred vision. Called doctors and they said to... Read more.
Ben Hyman
Hello Valerie: Just found yout note this morning. Since my last entry, my Orthostatic Hypotension has mostly subsided. Part of my problem was that I wasn't drinking enough water. I started upping my fluid intake to at least 2 liters per day. My heart was still healing and was not... Read more.

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