valve problem worsening?

[kaylamcknz973]

I have valve disease. My doctor said it wasn't too much to worry about. It affects 3 of my 4 valves I believe. He said to just come back in a few years for a new echo. For the past month or so I've been having some chest pain again. It usually occurs at night, my heart will begin racing for no particular reason. I will walk a short distance and it will be as if I ran 2 miles in record time. I consistently  don't feel good and now I've been getting head aches and light headedness. I'm worried something else might be developing or my valve disease may be getting worse. I currently do not have insurance so I can't go see whats wrong right now. I'm 19 year old female. Does anyone have advice or suggestions. I'm thin. I actually lost like 20 pounds and I skinny before, I didn't try to lose the weight it just happened. I'm active, I'm on my college track and field team. Thanks in advance for any advice.

[kaylamcknz973]

It was about a year ago. I can't make an appointment yet, I currently don't have insurance.

[ed34]

How long ago was the last echo scan?  If you feel like there could be a problem, the best solution is definitely make an appointment with your cardiologist. At least you will get a kind of a trend of how much the valves are worsening, if at all.

[kaylamcknz973]

I haven't ran in awhile, when I did run that would happen occasionally and it does take awhile usually, and sometimes it kind of does it for no reason, I will just be laying down or getting up out of bed.

[earHurter]

When you run, does your heart burn and hurt? And does it take awhile for it to stop beating so hard?