About Me (In My Own Words)
My journey started a few years ago when my GP asked if anyone had told me I had a murmur. Visited cardiologist at Baptist in Jacksonville and had echo etc. at that time, moved from Florida to South Carolina. Took awhile to establish cardiologist. He repeated echo and referred me to Dr Katz at MUSC. Had TEE, CT, cath etc which confirmed severe regurgitation on Mitral valve. Additionally, the surgeon said repair was best made via sternotomy. So no good news in terms of maybe having a less invasive procedure.
Luckily (sort of) I am asymptomatic throughout and still feel fine. so, despite knowing I will get worse, still hard to face big surgery when you feel okay
More Info About Me & My Heart
More About Me
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I am from:
St Helena Island, South Carolina
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My surgery date is:
February 19, 2024
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I was diagnosed with:
Mitral Regurgitation
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My surgery was:
Mitral Valve Replacement
Mitral Valve Repair
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My surgeon is:
Dr. Marc Katz