Coping With Mitral Regurgitation

I was diagnosed with MVP when I was 13 years old. I am now 25 but it’s not like MVP has left me. Everyday I take medication to regulate everything and there are sometimes it just doesn’t help. I am a very busy person and live a busy life style. I have two boys and my girlfriend to keep up with. So you can amagine how busy I am and how stressed I can get.

I just want anyone and everyone to know what it’s like to live with MVP. You can live pretty much a normal life. You just can’t over do it. I still go out and play with my boys and everything. But there are sometimes that I get horrable chest pains and short of breathe. Most of the time I can calm myself by just controling my breathing and letting my body do what it needs to do to calm down. But there are times I get overwelmed and I just feel like the pain won’t go away. Almost like I’m going to have a heart attack. That’s the only way I can explain it. It’s that painful.

I just know there has been a couple times I though my life was going to be over. It’s scary to think about but it’s the truth. If you are living with MVP don’t ignore it. Go to the doctor and let them be the judge about how bad the situation really is. Don’t ever think MVP can’t kill you because it can. There are many cases of young people dieing from this. So be careful and get checked out. I DID…..