Prolapsed Mitral Valve with Severe Symptoms

Tachi

702d

I have a prolapsed mitral valve with mild regurgitation. I was just hospitalized for a week and gave also had to take several weeks off from work (unknown when I'll be able to go back) due to complications. the regurgitation, while minor, resulted in cardiomegaly and severe arrhythmias with sudden onset resulting in severe vertigo and full body numbness. We're currently waiting on my ziopatch results before considering a cardiac ablation. Would remodeling my mitral valve be out if the question because the regurgitation is minor or would it be considered because my symptoms are so severe?

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    • Rowboat

      438d

      How is everything? Did you get the surgery?

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    • Fernando

      701d

      Hey, I had a synthetic mitral valve replacement due to a rheumatic disease. I don’t really know if surgery would be the first choice for you but being symptomatic might make you a candidate for a surgery

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      • ggwaterfall

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        @Fernando I had the same done. Rheumatic Fever and a hole in the back if my heart. I had an MI and found out I had severe regurgitation. When you say synthetic, what does that mean? I have a metal St. Jude valve. What is yours?

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    • Tachi

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      Yeah, I know they don't typically repair trivial regurgitation, but if that is honestly what my cardiologist thinks caused all of this, I really can't have it happen again. I've been pretty debilitated since 9/21.

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    • Fernando

      699d

      What does your cardiologist think caused this?

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    • Tachi

      699d

      Caused what?

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    • Tachi

      699d

      All of my symptoms?

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    • Tachi

      699d

      My cardiologist says that even though my regurgitation is trivial, enough pressure built up over time resulting in my heart dilating. Eventually it dilated and got stressed to the point of throwing acute, severe arrhythmias resulting in my symptoms.

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    • Fernando

      697d

      Oh, okay. I didn’t know that, thank you for clarifying

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    • LadyCracking

      457d

      Same here... born with Heart Murmur as well as a hole in my heart

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    • Rowboat

      438d

      How is everything? Did you get the surgery?

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