About Me (In My Own Words)
I am a 49 year old male and had a heart murmur (mitral valve) but was in very good shape and exercised regularly. I developed a staph infection at the end of June, 2012 which ultimately attacked my heart. I thought I had the flu and was admitted to a community hospital with the diagnosis of pneumonia 5 days after my symptoms presented themselves. My condition worsened significantly and after many tests (including a TEE), I was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital for emergency open heart surgery where two of my valves were repaired as a result of this infection. 5 weeks after my initial surgery my mitral valve repair failed and I had open heart surgery again to insert an artificial mitral valve.
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I am from:
Ellicott City, Maryland