Recent content by KatieD

Hank, I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Sherri

Ross, So glad to hear you got it over with. Now take it easy and take all the time you need to recover. Sherri

I'm glad to hear your good news, Seth. Getting that first year done really feels good!

That's great to hear, Wayne, congratulations!!

I've had migraines since I was a teenager. I think I read somewhere, and been told, that my migraines were common with mitral valve prolapse. Before my surgery my migraines had subsided to mostly only the aura with a slight headache instead of also having the really bad headache. I was only...

I've got another post going about my kids inheriting my heart problems. I didn't mention it in that post, but my son complains of pains sometimes and says his "heart hurts". The doctor says the pains he is describing do not indicate heart issues, but just to be sure the doctor has ordered a 21...

That's great to hear, Rob! Welcome to this side of the mountain!

Thanks for your responses. They both had an EKG and an echo. The EKGs were both normal. I think the two year testing maybe makes sense for my son, but I may let it go to three years for my daughter. The doctor probably won't like it, but she'll get over it. I was going to go longer on my...

Al, I don't intend for my question about how closely to monitor my kids' hearts to start a political debate on insurance.

One of the pre-surgery questions I asked my surgeon was whether he would have to change tactics and do the full chest opening procedure if there were complications or if the valve needed to be replaced instead of repaired. His answer was that for surgeons comfortable with doing port access...

Two years ago, in between my brother having an emergency mitral valve replacement and my sister MaryC and I having mitral valve repairs, I took my then 8 year old twins in to have their hearts checked out. I probably wouldn?t have done it, even with my family?s history, except that my son had...

I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend.

Ross, You do an amazing job keeping on top of all the information that goes through this site. Thanks for doing your best to keep us all civil. :) Sherri

I like the sound of this! All my miles are indoors - elliptical and treadmill, but they're still miles. Do those count?! Sherri

Kim, My now 10 year old son complained of his "heart hurting" for the last several years. That was not too concerning to me based on where he said it hurt, becuse what he was describing was not really a symptom of MVP, but every once in awhile he would complain of shortness of breath. I...