Saturday, February 23, 2008

Valvular Heart Disease

Finally, I was able to visit a heart doctor and able to know the exact condition of my heart. So much speculations for the past month about my heart and really do not know how should this be treated and where to find the money for the treatment.

My heart disease was not hereditary, but is acquired. It was acquired according to my doctor when I was around five to 12 years old, probably from an infectious disease like tonsillitis. And I remembered well that those were the years that I am in and out of the doctor due to tonsillitis. The infection has calcified my value that prevents it from functioning normally. This was the main reason why my diastolic is ranging only from 45 to 60.

According to the doctor, there is no medicine to cure this problem. Only undergoing operation and changed the valve, which will cost money and maybe losts of money hehehe. Anyway, he said that there is nothing to be alarmed since some does not need an operation as long as I do not get any infectious disease that might aggravate the value problem. I just need to wait until my heart fails and then undergo the necessary operation - ok ba? He said he has a patient that live more than 20 years without undergoing operation. Anyway, just commit it to God.

At last, the pain that I am experiencing was not really my heart but my ulcer having problem.

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