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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

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10 years ago (December 20, 2015)

I'm back in AF, confirmed by ECG earlier. Feel very disappointed.

Sophia Ridley

This is a picture that I hoped I never would be able to post. I'm feeling ok, just bitterly disappointed. I'm suspecting that it's an electrolyte imbalance but will chat with cardiologist.

W. Carter

Sorry to hear that after you were improving. Heres hoping and praying they get it under control ASAP.

Sophia Ridley

Thank you, I'm in need of prayers, was rather low yesterday evening. Had a response already from the Cardiologist, sounds pretty confident that it will revert without doing CardioVersion. My diet isn't good so I'm going to embrace all foods high in iron and magnesium... Spinach is my new best... Read more.

Pino Correale

Keep on trucking Sophia.......you seem to be a real fighter and a very positive person. Have faith and be strong!

Sophia Ridley

Thank you Pino. Support from you guys gives me strength.

Suzanne Moore

So sorry to hear! I know it's easy to say 'don't get discouraged' but I hope you won't allow yourself too much time in that state. I find taking control in areas that I can, helps. Sounds like you are doing just that with your diet. That is bound to... Read more.

Unknown

I'm so sorry, Sophia. My warmest thoughts for healing are with you. I hope this is temporary and that things even out soon for you. Thinking of you.

Wanda Mroz

Oh I'm sorry. Hoping it's only temporary. Did they happen to do a maze procedure during your surgery? I had one and it seems to have worked so far. Praying its only a temp thing.

Sophia Ridley

Thank you all. I'm so hoping this is temporary. Hi Wanda - I really wish they had. I asked the surgeon about Maze and he said as I wasn't in AF prior to surgery then he didn't do it :( He did though fill the appendix in the left atrium... Read more.

Emily Rowley

Fill the Appendix in the Left Atrium of the Heart? I've seen new Smartphones with unbuilt finger scanner to detect heart rate/pulse! I hope you're going to be okay :S Is there anything they can do since ongoing? I'm worried about you Sophia.

Sophia Ridley

Thanks Emily, really appreciate your thoughts. There's a little pouch on the side of the atrium which is mostly missed out on diagrams (I only found out because of AF). It's where clots would form in AF if not on thinners, so the surgeon closed it as a precaution. The... Read more.

Sophia Ridley uploaded a photo

10 years ago (December 18, 2015)

Don't know if just British irony but the Lung Function direction makes me laugh every time! The stairs are multiple flights!

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Sophia Ridley

Yes, I climbed them pre-surgery for my lung function tests and took 5 minutes before I could give my name! Then I realised there was a lift...

Unknown

Haha!

W. Carter

All COPD patients need to climb 6 flights of stairs to make an appointment. :-)

Emily Rowley

Is this one of the signs you were talking about? ðŸ˜‚

Sophia Ridley

Yup. Makes me chuckle every time.

Artie Rubin

Even funnier would be "(via stairs)" next to the Toilets listing. I think there'd be a lot of mopping up from that!

Emily Rowley

I get the irony of it now lol. Took awhile... It indicates you get your Lung Function tested by the stairs you walk up haha :P

Sophia Ridley uploaded a photo

10 years ago (December 15, 2015)

I hope I'm not jinxing this! This is a trace using my iPhone app which is looking pretty regular to me! There's skips/trips still but I'm hoping that I've come out of AF (with a lot of praying!)

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Sophia Ridley

I am seeing cardiologist this week and so hopefully we can confirm on ECG/Echo that my badly dancing heart has learnt a regular step. I've send them this photo too! If still in AF or they fancy fixing my skips/trips then it's TEE/CardioVersion for me on Monday. Gary, I'm rather... Read more.

Emily Rowley

Just be careful because alot of the IPhone Apps similar to this came out as not true, unless they have sensors on them like some smart watches. Hope all goes well.

Sophia Ridley

I'm so hoping it's true but good to bear in mind false positives. On Monday GP monitored my pulse manually whilst I used app and they were in synch. It's lovely to see the smooth trace, when had MVP I would have a distinct step in each wave. In AF,... Read more.

Emily Rowley

That's cool. I've seen those ones that use the camera. I use Polar, it's very in-depth (I'm still trying to understand it all). Perhaps yours will have a software update on yours soon. Thanks for that. I have cleft in leaflet and it's worn out of shape where the A... Read more.

Sophia Ridley

Thanks, I'll have a look at Polar. Must confess that I didn't do a huge amount of research. Prolapse - I'm not sure in your case, best check with surgeon. Mine was always described as a heart murmur until this year when it got a more technical term as I... Read more.