Yeah, you have to take antibiotics for any surgery, even a regular dental visit.G. Keenan wrote:Tambourine Man wrote:Jim, have you ever had an echo done on your heart? Your syptoms sound very much like mitral valve prolapse, a condition I found out I have about 15 years ago. 2 years ago, I noticed an increase in symptoms, so my doc puts me on this 24/7 monitor that will record your heartbeat when you press the special button. Anyway, I couldn't stand wearing the damn thing and had no episodes during the month that I wore it. All symptoms just disappeared.
But I know what ya mean...those heart flutters and skips are petrifying, especially when sleeping.
I once had a doctor think he heard a mitral valve proplapse in my heart and suggest I get an echo, but I never got it done.
I thought it just meant that you needed to make sure you took antibiotics during and kind of surgery, even dental. Is there more to it than that?
It's usually harmless and asyptomatic, but I'll let the folks at the Mayo Clinic do the explaining. It can be serious. My sister has it, as well, so it's very often a disorder that runs in families.