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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: June 3, 2016

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Sara Hedberg got a guestbook from Meredith Bray
10 years ago (June 3, 2016)
I'm interested to read some articles about aura migraines and valve disease patients. I had aura migraines for about 20 years prior to surgery. I've had less than 10 in the 30 months since surgery, and they seem to be triggered by lack of sleep, overdose on caffeine, and bright... Read more.
Meredith, same here. Have had them pretty much my whole life. I had a bunch right after surgery but they were pretty mild. I seem to have them less after and they are less intense but seem to come in clusters. Lights and stress when I haven't eaten seems to... Read more.
Meredith and Eddie -- Lucky you! Glad yours are less frequent and intense since surgery. Mine have gone the opposite way -- more frequent and intense since surgery. Hmmmmm..... Yes, light seems a huge trigger for me. And they seem to come in clusters. I do try to keep going... Read more.

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