I was feeling tired, panting when I went up a stairs, figured i was over 50 must be old age and out of shape.
Went to GP, he quickly yanked the stethoscope out of his ears and demended to know how long I have known about my heart murmur!
What murmur-as a typical man I went to GP when I was sick, had a cold and my cold symptoms would mask the murmur, hi ho!
I had aortic stenosis I was born with two of my valves grown together and it finally got so calicified that it was sticking open and allowing backflow. I was a walking time bomb, the aorta could have blown at anytime due to the increase in pressure. I didnt know, explains why i could never run the mile in high school though!
Replaced with an Edwards 3000 a bovine composite, works great and I can now go 3+ miles on the ellipitcal, something that was impossible for me a few years before.
My heart is better than it has ever been.
Thanks God!
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