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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

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Bill H posted an update

7 years ago (May 28, 2018)

Hi Everyone! I hope this message finds you all well. I had mitral valve repair via OHS 6.5 months ago. Iâ€™ve felt good overall since then. In the last few days I feel like I can detect some heart palpitations, not sure if it is in my head or not.... Read more.

Bill H

Thanks Anna for the kind words. I hope you are right.

Marjorie Murphy

I did have palpitations a few months after my mitral valve repair. I did go to my cardiologist and he had me wear a heart monitor for a day or two. Nothing showed up. I felt better after seeing my doctor.

Bonnie Stone-Hope

Hi Bill, I agree with Anna. My cardiologist advised that it takes a full year for recovery. Certainly keep your health team informed of anything going on, and good luck!

Bill H

Thanks Marjorie and Bonnie. I had a few more palpitations (at least thatâ€™s what I think they are) while watching tv tonight. I dont feel dizzy or anything and my heart rate doesnâ€™t really increase, but itâ€™s still an unsettling / scary feeling. Iâ€™ll call the cardiologist tomorrow. Hopefully the... Read more.

Unknown

Hi Bill I have had palpitations for the past three years or more almost every day and they would go on for 10 - 20mins at times feeling like my heart is rocking in my chest. Until recently I read online about taking magnesium powder so I tried it and... Read more.

Rita Savelis

Yeah. I think occasional palpitations are common post OHS. I went to the doctor the first time and did a 24 hr holter monitoring, which showed no problem. Now I just let them happen. It really is rarely a sign of a problem with your valve, but just a common... Read more.

Civita Fahey

Hi Bill, I started having palpitations about 8 months into my AVR surgery.. I had a 24 hour monitor and I had over 20,000 in a day, so they put me back on the metropolol ( 25mg) and they have calmed down.. I went to an electrophysiologist and basically I... Read more.

Barbara Wood

Hi Bill, glad to hear you are doing well, sorry about the palpitations. I agree that they are probably very normal, I'd call my cardiologist & run it by him/her. I was bothered by those for the first 8-10 months after surgery, now they are gone. Yes, it could be... Read more.

Bill H

Thank you everyone for the posts. I feel like I am feeling them more often today and itâ€™s kind of freaking me out. I just hope the valve isnâ€™t becoming leaky already just a short 6.5 months since a successful repair. I have an appointment with my cardiologist tomorrow morning... Read more.

Bill H

Just left my appt with the cardiologist. He listened to my lungs and heart with the stethoscope and also did an EKG. Said everything seemed normal and not to worry. He said he thinks it might be premature heart beats and thatâ€™s nothing to worry about. Should hopefully be a... Read more.

Bill H

Hi Civita, yes definitely lol. I still have felt them all day, ugh.

Bill H

still feeling them and they bother me. I wonder if they should start taking metoprolol again. Cardiologist said I could yesterday in my appointment If I found them annoying.... I also just left a message for my surgeons nurse just to get another opinion....

Bill H posted an update

8 years ago (March 20, 2018)

I have been taking 12.5 mg in the morning and 12.5mg at night of Metoprolol since my MVR surgery in November. I went for a 4 month post op echo on March 12th and my cardiologist said everything looked good. I asked him about my medicine (just aspirin and metoprolol)... Read more.

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Steve Farthing

Maybe try some extra potassium to calm the heart rate? (With doc's permission.)

Gina Fiorentino

Hi Bill, your post is so timely I had to respond. I was at my cardiologist appointment yesterday and we discussed reducing my dosage of Metropolol as well. He explained to me that I might have some spikes in my blood pressure with a little arythmia during this period of... Read more.

Rita Savelis

Yes, many patients heart rate will go up when they stop betablockers. I know mine did. And I now live with a fast heartbeat. An after effect of OHS.

Marie Myers

Beta blockers slow the heart rate, so seeing an increase in your heart rate when you discontinue them is expected.

Bill H posted an update

8 years ago (February 23, 2018)

Hi Everyone. I was just curious if anyone knows the general/approximate going rate for an echocardiogram. I have a 4 month post echocardiogram scheduled for March 12th (I had MVR on Nov 13) and I called my insurance company to get an estimate on the cost. I have a high... Read more.

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Jim Harvey

Hi Bill, I had one last month (Portland OR). the specialist-visit on my plan has a co-pay of $40, so that's whatever it would be under your plan. The charge from the provider was $671 and after insurance adjustment, $506.

Elaine Phares

Bill, I had one done through the hospital on 1/10. I have Aetna Ins. Total billed was $2024. Member Rate was $1619.20. The plan paid $1012. I paid $500 deductible with $100+ toward out of total.

Marie Myers

Similar story for me. The hospital wanted $2,000, but I got it done at the cardiologist office for $500. It was all out of pocket for me due to my high deductible...