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Alienswede
Hi there,
I just thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Eiwe Lingefors and I live in Dallas, TX. I'm originally from Sweden but have been here in the US for little over 7 years. I'm 25 years old. I assumed the nickname Alienswede a few years after getting here since I'm an Alien in this country and I'm a swede Makes sense eh? Since then I've used it as my DJ moniker and online name.
I've had very rare palpitations (one or two palpitations a month) since I was very young. I should probably also add that I was prematurely born and was born without much of an immune system. I didn't really develop a proper immune system until the age of 6. When I was 12 or 13 I was checked for a heart murmur with a negative diagnosis. These occasional palpitations is what made me decide to have it checked out once again. I've also had a mild persistent pain in my upper left chest for the last 3-4 months (it comes and goes with irregular intervals and frequency). My PCP referred me to a cardiologist where I had an Echo and wore a heart monitor for 30 days. During this period I ironically did not have a heart palpitation. I went back for my checkup and he told me that the echo showed I had a bicupsid aortic valve.
I've done a ton of research since then (this was about a week ago) just to know what I might be faced with further down the road. I haven't requested a copy of my echo results as of yet. My cardiologist did not mention anything about the persistent pain being related to the bicupsid aortic valve. All he mentioned was that I may experience earlier calcification of the valve than people with regular tricupsid valves. My research online tells me that there is probably more to the story than that. I'm currently not experiencing any noticable symptoms from my little genetic defect. Other than the occasional persistent pain, which I still don't know if it's related. What do you guys make of it?
My cardiologist scheduled me for a checkup in 6 months unless I started experiencing other symptoms like shortness of breath or diziness/fainting. Thus far I've had nothing of the sort, even under physical stress. I keep a fairly regular excercise schedule.
Well, I don't mean to type your eyes out so I'll stop here. Just figured I'd introduce myself and say hello. Any insight or recommendation you might have will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
I just thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Eiwe Lingefors and I live in Dallas, TX. I'm originally from Sweden but have been here in the US for little over 7 years. I'm 25 years old. I assumed the nickname Alienswede a few years after getting here since I'm an Alien in this country and I'm a swede Makes sense eh? Since then I've used it as my DJ moniker and online name.
I've had very rare palpitations (one or two palpitations a month) since I was very young. I should probably also add that I was prematurely born and was born without much of an immune system. I didn't really develop a proper immune system until the age of 6. When I was 12 or 13 I was checked for a heart murmur with a negative diagnosis. These occasional palpitations is what made me decide to have it checked out once again. I've also had a mild persistent pain in my upper left chest for the last 3-4 months (it comes and goes with irregular intervals and frequency). My PCP referred me to a cardiologist where I had an Echo and wore a heart monitor for 30 days. During this period I ironically did not have a heart palpitation. I went back for my checkup and he told me that the echo showed I had a bicupsid aortic valve.
I've done a ton of research since then (this was about a week ago) just to know what I might be faced with further down the road. I haven't requested a copy of my echo results as of yet. My cardiologist did not mention anything about the persistent pain being related to the bicupsid aortic valve. All he mentioned was that I may experience earlier calcification of the valve than people with regular tricupsid valves. My research online tells me that there is probably more to the story than that. I'm currently not experiencing any noticable symptoms from my little genetic defect. Other than the occasional persistent pain, which I still don't know if it's related. What do you guys make of it?
My cardiologist scheduled me for a checkup in 6 months unless I started experiencing other symptoms like shortness of breath or diziness/fainting. Thus far I've had nothing of the sort, even under physical stress. I keep a fairly regular excercise schedule.
Well, I don't mean to type your eyes out so I'll stop here. Just figured I'd introduce myself and say hello. Any insight or recommendation you might have will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!