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Thanks for replying ejc61- I am sympthomatic (I think). And the reason why I said 'I think' is because the cardiologist I've been seeing doesn't think my symptoms are all that much to worry about. I get easily fatigued, random palpitations, shortness of breath when I lie down, chest pain (what...

Hello everyone that has been kind enough to reply to my first post and help me with some great advice. As you all know, I've been working on trying to understand my condition a little clearer. I was diagnosed with moderate MVP/MR in mid-March. After an echo, stress test, and TEE/bubble tests...

Michelle- Yeah, that what I was worried about...the possibility of having Congestive Heart Failure...but I would think if I had any real sign of it, my cardiologist would be far more serious about having me talk to a surgeon to begin with which I havent even done yet. I have no idea what my...

Nupur- I'm not sure if its 55% leakage or ejection fraction...I'm still utterly confused by the report my dr. was reading. I'm gonna get all the info from my dr. when I see her Thursday. But if it is the ejection fraction, its relieving to know that 55% is a good number. I'm not aware of what...

Michelle- I'm glad I'm getting a second opinion too. I dont feel like the cardiologist I saw was taking my situation seriously. She was very wishy washy when explaining things, and almost seemed in a hurry to leave the room every appointment I had. Then when I saw my doctor, and she stated the...

Well, I had my doctor's visit this morning and she went over the report the cardiologist sent her. And now I'm confused. The report stated my MVP is moderate, which is what the cardiologist told me after my initial echo, but then she said 'mild' after the TEE/bubble test. I'm guessing it really...

Hello Lyn- Yes, my blood pressure has always been normal, and I've had complete blood work done as far as I know. They've tested for anemia, for thyroid, and other vitamin deficiencies and they tell me everything is normal. They have not mentioned the possibility of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and...

Thank you everyone SO much. I'm relieved to find that I'm no looney, and that like you Cheryl, I need to nip this in the butt before it becomes a REAL issue. Since I started seeing dr's for all my symptoms its turned into this game of me wanting them to tell me something's wrong rather than that...

I see what you're saying, and thinking back on all the dr's I've seen, my weight issues have been brushed off and concluded as just a fast metabolism. In all honesty, I'm not a big eater (just normal 3 meals and a couple snacks a day), but I've even tried drinking 3-5 of those nutritional shakes...

Thanks a lot Greg. I really appreciate it. =)

Thats what I'm thinking I'll do. I've done a lot of research and everything says that having symptoms is obviously not a good thing. What are the disks you are talking about?

Hello everyone- I'm new to this website because I was diagnosed with MR about a month ago. I'm 22 and was apparently born with MR...I had no idea. Starting in grade school, P.E. was really difficult for me, getting extremely exerted and short of breath while the other kids tuckered on. By 13...