Leaky Heart Valve

[sssehol 2]

Hello sleevers. I had a heart ultrasound today and have a leaky valve and murmur. The tech said it was mild and asked me if I had ever taken fen fen. I did take fen fen for a month in the mid 90s. Does anyone know if leaky valve prevents surgery?

[crowell823 2]

if thats the mitrovalve prolapse you are talking about then no it shouldnt prevent surgery. I have that also...i had to do extra tests on my heart and have my heart doctor clear me for surgery....all was good!

[sssehol 2]

if thats the mitrovalve prolapse you are talking about then no it shouldnt prevent surgery. I have that also...i had to do extra tests on my heart and have my heart doctor clear me for surgery....all was good!

I'm not sure exactly what it's called. Based on my research, I have a classic symptom though--trouble breathing when I lay flat on my back. I just thought it was the extra weight but now I know the reason. Thanks for posting.

[crowell823 2]

The prolapse is basically a weak valve where when the blood goes through some flows backwards(regurgitation they call it) in my case causes shortness of breath and chest pains. Just make sure that you let your surgeon know in the medical process of these tests so that they can confer with your heart doc. I ended up doing a nuclear stress test because they had an iffy ekg and wanted to make double sure everything was ok before surgery! all was good. Good luck!