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My boss and friends know I've had mitral valve replacement. Sometimes, I don't think they understand that this surgery isn't a cure. I still have days where I'm short of breath, fatigued, and have some mild chest pain, and it's been 2 1 /2 years since the surgery. I usually say that it's the...

I'm coming off a wicked migraine on Wednesday. I don't take any migraine medication, but I was wishing for some yesterday. Tylenol doesn't even dent pain like that. I've read that some migraine medications come with a warning for those with heart disease. But, heart disease is a broad term...

Although a second surgery is not imminent, I know that the bovine tissue valve I have will eventually need to be replaced. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm sure I will get a mechanical valve next time because of my age. I am 39 now, and chose the tissue valve because I wanted to...

I went to my regular 6 month cardiologist appointment. He said I was doing so well that I could stop taking digoxin! He also switched me from sotalol to metoprolol, as I am planning to get pregnant and it has been studied more in pregnant women. He also said that I should be able to get off...

I had MVR on 7/29/07 at age 36. It was finally diagnosed properly as mitral valve insuffiency because pulmonary function tests came by negative for asthma, but there was a possibility of pulmonary hypertension. That led to an echo, and I was off to OHS. Good times... One of the primary...

Keep an eye on MVP Keep an eye on MVP I was diagnosed with MVP at the age of 19. I didn't really have any problems until I was 36. Then I found out that my mitral valve was leaking significantly. I had to have it replaced. While you don't want to over react over an MVP diagnosis, you also...

I had my mitral valve replaced in July 0f 2007. I have a bovine pericardial valve so I want to keep a close eye on it, knowing that it will give out someday. I have a cardiologist checkup next week. What questions should I ask him to get a real picture of how I'm doing? I've heard terms like...

My mom has a-fib and is considering this procedure. Any thoughts? She told me it is not open heart, but everything I've read says it is. :confused:

There's been some discussion of pregnancy with mechanical valves, but does anyone have experience with pregnancy with a tissue valve? What are the risks there, especially if you're a bit older (I'm 37). I've never had children and chose the tissue valve for that reason. Now I'm wondering if...

I just got some echo results and they think I may have a Patent forman ovale (PFO). I had mitral valve replacement in July of 07 and had lots of echos done before. No one ever saw this. I did have this one done at a heart hospital, so maybe it's just better training personnel that made the...

I am almost a year post-mitral valve replacement (I received a bovine valve). I have never stopped having chest pain, fatigue, and shortness of breath. I thought I would feel better by now! It's getting frustrating! I have a new cardiologist (I just moved as well) and an echo today, followed...

How I'm feeling 10 months later... How I'm feeling 10 months later... TIRED! But that could be all the changes. I can't believe I hadn't even met my fiance at this time last year (we had been chatting but hadn't met in person yet). We're getting married in 2 weeks! Other than that, I...

re:my last echo re:my last echo Thanks for the response. My last echo was December 07. My valve was still leaking, but cardiologist didn't want to do another angiogram to see how much??? Not sure that was the right thing.

I'm new to this board, so hi y'all. I had mitral valve replacement surgery on 7/30/07. I received a bovine valve. I got better for a while and then hit a plateau. I should also mention that in the last year, I met the man of my dreams (who stuck by me through the surgery and post-op even...