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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: November 22, 2021

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Mathew Johnson posted an update
4 years ago (November 22, 2021)
Go in to my cardiologist to review my echo tomorrow 4 months out from mitral valve repair. There was a 6 week delay from Pailliary rupture to surgery due to failure to diagnose. Ejection Fraction was 31% at echo post surgery. Learn new numbers tomorrow. Was a runner, now just... Read more.
My mitral valve had a flail leaflet, and that was misdiagnosed/ undiagnosed for about 10 months. Apparently pneumonia is a common misdiagnosis, because of the shortness of breath and coughing. Finally got mine repaired, and my heart Re-modeled itself somewhat. Hopefully you’ll see the size of your left atrium recovered... Read more.
I am hopeful for improvement, because I traveled, they kept testing me for Covid, finally took influenza to send me back to the ER and a new cardiologist willing to listen to tge very loud murmur and schedule a TEE.
The important thing is to not give up. Yes, you might need to sacrifice a few things but you can replace them with other things. Sodium is not good even for non ohs folks, replace strenuous exercise with less strenuous, maybe walk not run and enjoy the scenery I am... Read more.

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