About Me (In My Own Words)
This all started when my voice became hoarse and sounded different. I thought it might be my allergies, because the day before I was outside a lot and was digging in the yard. Well, the voice thing did not clear up. After about a month, my wife finally talked me into going to see the doctor. He listened to my heart and said "that is one impressive murmur." He tells me that is wants a chest x-ray. He leaves and his nurse comes in and says the doctor told her she had to hear my murmur. She too was impressed. I knew then it wasn't my allergies. After he looks at the x-ray, he tells me my heart is slightly enlarged and wants an echo done. They find that my mitral valve is not working right. Letting about 50 percent of the blood flow backwards. Doc said this explains shortness of breath, being tired, legs feeling heavy. I thought I was just getting old and working too much. I wish! Next thing you know I am in hospital for a heart cath and a TEE. And here I am. Waiting for surgery to repair mitral valve.
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I am from:
Delaware, Arkansas