Comments | purplebass: matters of the heart

purplebass

matters of the heart

Oct 03, 2001 22:52

One the other hand, I have a bit of an issue here. Every now and then I experience a moment (two seconds, tops) of chest discomfort that has had me puzzled for quite a while. I've been tracking my pulse regularly since I started working out again (gently) and finally hit the jackpot--I had my fingers on my wrist when this happened. Bingo! A bit of ( Read more... )

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orionrising October 4 2001, 06:16:48 UTC

You might have mitral-valve prolapse like me. I was born with it, but they thought it went away, and it showed up again when I was 15.

purplebass October 4 2001, 06:38:20 UTC

Interesting thought. My mother has mvp, and I thought it was listed in my history, but the doc didn't mention it. Granted, my regular doctor was out so I saw one of her associates, and I was about to say that it's odd she missed it but since she mentioned all the other relevant historical bits maybe it's not in the file.