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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: May 21, 2018

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Julie Gerard got a guestbook from steven a husted

8 years ago (May 31, 2018)

hi julie i am not sure how you feel about cardiac rehab but i really enjoy it very much and it helped me a lot and i had a friend who was in cardiac rehab for 26 years and he enjoyed it very much it helps keep your heart in... Read more.

Julie Gerard

8 years ago (May 31, 2018)

I'm liking cardiac rehab so far. I've been doing it 2 weeks. Though I actually push myself more on my own treadmill and my own stationary bike on my non-rehab days, I like the direction it's given me to know it's ok to do so. It's good! Glad you had... Read more.

Susan Lynn

8 years ago (May 31, 2018)

Just finished my three months of cardiac rehab, yesterday and I'm going to continue to participate through their extended program. I absolutely loved the people and interaction! I highly recommend it.

Julie Gerard got a guestbook from Linda Sweeney

8 years ago (May 25, 2018)

Hi Julie, When I was around 19 I was told I had mitral valve prolapse and the doctor called it Barlows syndrome. He said the leaflets were floppy but closed ok. That was in 1972 or 1973. In May of this year I saw a cardiologist and had an echocardiogram... Read more.

Susan Lynn

8 years ago (May 25, 2018)

Linda - I also had Barlow's and had a repair done before my heart began to show any enlargement. There are great resources on this site and many of us have had mitral valve repairs. We'll be here if you should need us. Wishing you good health!

Judith Monti

8 years ago (May 25, 2018)

linda: I was dx'd with mitral valve prolapse in 1990 after my son was born. My valve was watched with echocardiograms through the years. In 2017 I started in afib that could not be controlled with meds. 10M later I had an ablation. The afib fid not improve. My mitral... Read more.

Kirk Bepler

8 years ago (May 25, 2018)

Mine was back in the late 80's, the Dr thought that I had strep throat that was not caught.

Julie Gerard got a guestbook from Linda

8 years ago (May 24, 2018)

Hi Julie, You look very pretty in your picture. And congratulations on your mitral valve repair. I am 65 and recently found out I have a moderately thickened/calcified mitral leaflet with mild regurgitation. Did you have mitral valve stenosis? And if so, did the doctor explain how it happened? For... Read more.

Julie Gerard

8 years ago (May 24, 2018)

Thank you for the wonderful compliment! I did not have mitral stenosis. I was diagnosed about 30 years ago with mitral valve prolapse which slowly progressed over time to severe regurgitation. I've been on a beta blocker for about 15 years which is common protocol to slow the heart down... Read more.

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