Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hi Em, Have you been checked for mitral valve prolapse? I have a lot of trouble with it, got diagnosed 22 yrs. ago, long before I knew I had fibro. My heart rate used to be 120 at rest pretty much all the time, oddly now that I am in my 50's, and much heavier and totally out of shape it has slowed down to around 90-100. Do you get any palpatations or arrhythmias with it? The way I got diagnosed was I was working in retail and it was Christmas eve day, it was just crazy at the store. I went home for lunch and it felt like my heart was going beat, beat, stop, beat, beat, stop. I had a stethescope for my horses so I took a listen to my chest and by golly, it WAS going beat, beat, stop. I went to the ER and they gave me a preliminary dx of mitral valve which was followed up with a full work-up that showed the MVP and I have had problems with it ever since, no symptoms before that day tho (except the fast pulse). Might be worth checking out. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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