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ALICIA
I am 41 years old,married,1 child,3
grandchildren. I had mitral valve repair surgery in April 2001,in Oct 2001 I
ended up in hospital with congestive heart failure w/ejection fraction of 20 and
had severe leakage from the mitral valve again. I have had congestive heart
failure again twice in 2002 (so far) i am on 8 different meds, stay tired and
out of breath most days. Last echo showed ejection fraction of 40 and mild
mitral valve leakage. I am being sent to a specialist at Duke to determine
whether i need mitral valve replacement surgery. I took Redux several years ago
& think this is what's caused my cardiology problems. I am on social security
disability. I don't feel better even though my cardiologist says I am better.
The cardiac surgeon that did my surgery has suggested I have the replacement
surgery, but my cardiologist thinks I don't need the surgery. I am so confused
and don't understand what has happened to me and why i feel so tired and
breathless most times. I have had bouts of arrhythmias and tachycardia. My
cardio will not discuss mortality with me and I often wonder how long i have to
live with this disease. Thanks for reading & hope this helps someone else.
Alicia
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