In 2015, I had a kidney stone which had to be laser fragmented under general anaesthetic. In the pre-op, they found a heart murmur which turned out to be aortic regurgitation. This week I saw a heart specialist who told me that where most people had a 3-flap aortic valve I have 2 flaps. Obviously I've had this from birth and has never been a problem - I still wouldn't know if it weren't for that pesky kidney stone. He said at some point I would need the valve replacing. Apparently only 0.5 to 1.5% of people have this so I'm special
I had my pre op for my kidney stone yesterday and thank heavens they found all was Ok and the op could go ahead. But in answer to your problem being found. I went to Sheffield for a the big donut type scan on the old brain. Ok your problem is going to do you no harm but by the way, you have had a stroke at some point in the past. The stroke is quite big and it is directly in the balance section of the Brain. Years before I had been diagnosed with Meniere's Disease and had to finish work. That disease is not a killer but causes Nausea Tinnitus loss of hearing and..... Balance problems. So they believe one caused the other.
Wow! You are a fit guy mate so possibly you may not need the valve replaced. You’ve been fine up to now so hopefully that will continue. Keep up the cycling and badminton.
I’m special too then although I’m pretty peed off I also have a Bicuspid heart which as you say the only treatment is valve replacement, I also have a few other heart issues all individual and not connected all result in breathless symptoms as well as light headedness/dizziness, I’m 52 in May and my symptoms have got progressively worse I had a 3 night hospital stay and 3 weeks off work last month, I’m overweight but active walking 50 miles a week or thereabouts and play football. I’m back playing twice a week but not at the same level as before as I’m very wary of my symptoms. It’s 6 week today till I’m back at cardiology no idea what the treatment plan is a pacemaker has been talked about I need something as I can’t carry on as I am, they will only do the valve replacement when absolutely necessary as they don’t like doing it willy nilly.
When I was in hospital in 2019, and had every scan known to man, I was told that I have a bicuspid heart valve, which I think (but I may be wrong) is the same issue as yours. They said I’d had it since birth and that it wasn’t a problem. There was certainly no mention of it needing any corrective treatment.
Well if it’s a pacemaker don’t be too concerned and the benefits are amazing. Like you I was suffering from breathlessness and dizziness when getting up from sitting or picking something up. All became worse after I got Covid. Pacemaker procedure is amazing. Local anaesthetic. Cut, pacemaker put in, sewn up then discharged couple of hours later. Absolutely no pain. Now my breathing is good and no dizziness. Back to normality. Good luck on your treatment. I’m sure you will be fine. Like add since my procedure I have had a bout of anxiety. Never suffered with this before and doc thinks it is the mental response to have the pacemaker inserted. Tablets seem to be helping in the treatment
Thank you yeah I understand it’s relatively straightforward and at the minute I’m not anxious as I need something doing, I have an eptopic beat along with low heart rate so struggling at times I’ll be reyt, hopefully heart rate can improve this afternoon.
Apparently normal heart rate is approx 88 bpm. I was down to 44. So half my heart was not working. Scary thought but medical science has come to my rescue. Good luck mate.
They told me mine was 30 when I was admitted but cardiology doctors said the eptopic extra half beat isn’t registering, or enough to pump blood . My Fitbit regularly goes down as low as 37/38 not that it’s fully accurate but every time I see a doctor or have an appointment at hospital they tell me my heart rate is low. Mint is getting old.
Seeing all these medical threads, Skryptic must be getting quite excited at the possible reduction in all these "parasites" Stay strong lads, if only to p.ss him off
I’m worried because Will’s resting heart rate is low 40s. He always jokes it’s because he’s an athlete (he’s not) and sees things online about it being lower if you’re fitter so considers it a good thing. I’d understand if he did work out but he doesn’t. He’s had a few female members of his family die from heart attacks, including one who was only a few years older than him (he’s 36). Apparently only male members increase your risk though and because he’s young and slim his low heart rate isn’t considered a problem. I’m worried that there’s something undiscovered behind it. His dad now has an arrhythmia too and has had his heart stopped and restarted to try and correct it.
My resting heart rate is also in the low 40s, usually when I'm asleep but sometimes during the day if I spend an extended period testing the sofa. A few years ago my wife and I saw a heart specialist, as her resting rate is around 100. We were both fine, he told us it was a normal variance. Good luck to Will!
I think part of the reason I’m concerned for him is because my resting is high 70s. Glad to read you’ve got a similar/more extreme situation and all is fine.
Sorry to hear that mate. Fortunately I have no symptoms at the moment so I'm just cracking on with it, lots of cycling and badminton every week. Today's game was in no danger of causing any heart problems, almost fell asleep at one point. Passing the ball round the Halfway line is the new Barnsley equivalent of counting sheep.
