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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis

Member Since: October 4, 2015

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Kim Murray got a guestbook from Ashley Molyneaux
10 years ago (June 9, 2016)
Hi Kim - I was just reading your last journal entry and have a question for you. What made them decide to do the balloon rather than traditional open heart surgery? Are they leaving your aortic valve alone? Just curious as I have aortic valve stenosis and am researching all... Read more.
Kim Murray
Sorry for not getting back sooner. Originally they wanted to replace both valves, my mitral Was severe and my aortic moderate. They wanted to replace my aortic valve because they said that if my chest was already opened up it made since to go ahead and replace the aortic valve,... Read more.
Kim Murray got a guestbook from Kate Watson
10 years ago (May 8, 2016)
Hi Kim, I never did find out the cause of my skin issues. They put me on a steroid for a few days and it finally went away. I still have some scarring from it though. I saw both a dermatologist and rheumatologist and both had mentioned poor circulation from... Read more.
Kim Murray
My cardiologist here in Cincinnati said I would need a double valve replacement, do I went to Cleveland clinic to meet with a surgeon, but first They had me meet another cardiologist, at first this upset me, because I had researched the surgeon and that's who I drove all the... Read more.
Kate Watson
It's good that the autoimmune tests came out negative ! That was really scary for me, thinking I might have something else serious on top of my heart issue. Stay away from Googling your symptoms, it can make you crazy :-) Good luck at the deem appt.! I really hope... Read more.
Kim Murray
Well I went to see the derm and he seems to think it's nothing that a later or acid peel may cure, but I don't agree. This spots just popped up while we were in gatlinburg tenn. I was feeling really bad , like I maybe over did it, when... Read more.
Erin Courtney catwoman6663@hotmail.com, heart valve patient
Kim Murray got a guestbook from Erin Courtney catwoman6663@hotmail.com
10 years ago (October 26, 2015)
Hi Kim, yes I had mitral stenosis. I also was told it was from r fever as a child. I am 52 and had not suffered any heart problems at all. When I first became unwell I too thought I was just getting very unfit, but the more I tried... Read more.
Kim Murray
Thank you so much for getting back to me, you are the first person to get back to me that also has mitral valve stenosis, I don't know if you read my story, but i just turned 45 and in pretty good shape, so while having my tonsils removed I... Read more.

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