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| Author | Topic: Newb to MVP |
| George |
posted 12/15/09 1:24 AM
Hi Everyone, I am not really new to MVP, as I was diagnosed about 9 years ago. At that time, it didn't seem to affect me much. Over the last several years however, I am finding that it is really limiting my activities. I am 38 and slim. I used to play soccer and love(d) running. Now I always feel so light-headed and exhausted that the thought of jogging is unbearable. If I take a warm shower, lift something heavy, or do anything active (God-forbid I have sex), then I get so light-headed and tired I am incapacitated for hours and feel bad for days. I don't get the issue standing up like many, but I do get heart flutters and hard pounding often. I can honestly say that I can feel my heart beating for most of the day and it's something I think about ALL the time. It used to be that I would feel great most of the time and have bad days.... Now I feel terrible most days and will have an hour or 2 here and there that I feel so-so (at best). I drink a lot of water, but I'm going to try and drink more. I recently had a couple of drinks that had coke in it and BAD IDEA! I try to stay away from caffeine, but will be making a stronger effort to cut it out completely.... Any other suggestions? I read that a higher salt intake might help too. I'm desperate : / I want to run and exercise again and be happy. Please help!! |
| Gordon |
posted 9/27/10 1:27 AM
How bad does it have to get before you can get surgery to correct the problem? I've wondered about this. I am (or was) into competitive amature tennis. I can't take playing in hot weather anymore... I get so gassed. It's a drag thinking that my condition will just get worse and the remaining good years I have left in life will be spent in a downward spiral. So again, what does it take to get something done surgically about the problem? |
| zee |
posted 7/21/11 10:55 PM
hi I also have the same problem. I use to have like three bad days and feel ok for a week and it use to continue like that. But the past three weeks I 'll have a few hours in a day when I feel fine. I'm scared that I could be that my leak is getting worse or something. I had a echo five months ago and my cardiologist said I have a very small leak and that I have a strong heart. he put me on atenolol 25mg.which is helping me but not completely.could be my stress levels is high.don't know what to do. |
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