Ben's Journal
Mitral Regurgitation, Joined March 13, 2015
Mitral Regurgitation
Joined March 13, 2015
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I am from: Minneapolis, MN -
My surgery date is: March 15, 2017
As you all know, I had a stroke 3 months after my repair which gave me a minor setback. I was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday June 6th and was back to work the following Monday. My HR person thought I was "nuts" but I was determined to not let it stop me from living my life. Fortunately I was admitted during the "golden hour" and the clot was removed via a thrombectomy and made a complete recovery with minimal after effects. I notice that my left side is somewhat weaker than my right but that should improve with time. I started back with Kettlebells in July and gradually getting stronger. It will take at least a year to start feeling normal again. I lost almost all the muscle gain that I worked hard to attain in the last 9 years. I'm also temporarily sidelined with a back injury caused by going too heavy on some barbell deadlifts (180 lbs) during my training. I'm still worlds ahead of where I was 3 months ago.
I also met with a thrombosis exprt to help determine when I can get off Warfarin. He determined that the clot that caused the stroke came from the valve because I got off blood thinners too soon. When blood hits an artificial surface it clots. That's why you're on them fo life with a mechanical valve. The artificial ring in my repair hadn't fully healed.