Valve Regurgitation

Posted By Mari on August 03, 1998 at 03:14:03:








I'm a 44 year old woman who lives in a very rural area.  Also I have no health insurance.
I was diagnosed with MVP about 10 years ago. Since then I've had fluttering and some pain which I
always dismissed as harmless mitral valve annoyances.
However, in the last few months both symtoms (symptoms) (pain and fluttering) have increased and I've had a couple
of dizzy spells. So I went to my local GP who sent me for an echo cardiagram. It showed that I have
regurgitation in three valves (mitral, aortic and another I can't remember). The doc told me not to worry
about it, it's a very common problem, if the symtoms (symptoms) get worse come back.
I took Phen/Fen for weight loss for ~1 year until about 1 year ago.
Well, I'm still pretty worried about this, the info I find on the internet seems to indicate a more
serious problem, but I don't want to be needlessly distressed if this really is harmless. Since I don't
have health insurance I don't want to get another opinion unless it's urgently necessary.
I'd appreciate hearing any thoughts you might have.  Are there any behavioral changes that will help this
condition?  Is it usually progressive?  What is the usual prognosis?
Thanks!
Mari