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Dear Members, It has been a while since I have posted. I am 18 months out from Mitral Valve repair and although my fitness has improved ( I was a keen runner prior to surgery) since surgery I am finding that I do not have the long term stamina I once had. Any tips on recovery after training...

Dear All, I have had plenty of help from advice on this forum. Wondering if I can get some more. Since my Mitral Valve repair 9 months ago I have got progressively fitter but still cannot seem to shake some demons. I have written here before about chest tightening when running ( none at all...

I am 7 months out from MV repair and although I can feel my fitness slowly improving when I try and get going with some decent training - or what I called decent training prior to op I get tired. For example today as part of my job as a teacher we had a 19km run. I was great for the first 12 km...

Dear All, Since I found out about my Mitral Valve Leak and since my repair in March my cardio has limited me to 160 Hr and say it applies for the rest of my time on this mortal coil yet I see many older than me with replacements ( I am 31) who are able to get their hr much higher. Can somebody...

Hi All, Having had a mitral valve repair in March I am experiencing real frustration with the progress of my running. Prior to op I was 90 min half marathon runner and now have trouble going very fast at all. Indeed to keep my heart rate below the limit imposed on me it could be described as a...

Dear All, I am 6 months out from MVR and although things have been going well I have noticed that in the last couple of weeks after some late nights and some bigger than usual weeks with exercise ie 2x very hilly runs, mountain biking I have extreme fatigue. I just want to sleep and feel like I...

Dear All, I am 6 months out from Mitral Valve Repair using robotics and my recovery has been great - I ran 3 10km runs this week and had a ski on 3 days - as part of my job. When running up hills I experience this very odd tightness of my chest and back, almost feels like somebody sitting on my...

Hi All this is my first time posting a new thread. I had my mitral valver repaired using robotic surgery 14 weeks ago. I have got back to running which I did a lot of prior to surgery but have found that after about 20 min I tend to get a weird feeling i my chest, not pain but a sort of...