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Suggest Treatment For Pain After Mitral Valve Repair
I am Sabapathy aged 68 having MItral valve prolopse from birth. More that 25 Years i have taken Betablocker. During 2006 Valve repair surgery done and the leakeage minimized from moderate-severe. In mid Nov 2013 i had giddines, palpitation,sweating and breathlessness. Immediatly cardio version done. Further Electro Physiologist consulted and studied. Study revealed the reason is becase of scar in the heart mustles caused by Mitral valve repair.(Cutting the heart) in 2006 . Then RF ablation done and ICD was implanted on precautionary for VT and not to reduce the pulse less than 60. Now iam feeling dizzines at times and pinning pain (Very much tolerable) discomfort. Some time mild giddiness also experienced. Please suggest me appropriate to do for eliminating pinning pain discomfort. Medicines taken Selcon 25 mg (Metoprolal tratrate) one per day Warfaring 3 mg.ONE PER DAY cARDARONE 100MG-ONE PER DAY Regards, Sabapathy
Wed, 22 Jul 2015
You have been treated for your problem perfectly well. But as you still have pain, if muscular in origin pain killers will suffice. At times the icd implanted may be the cause for pain. Just get checked with ur cardiologist.
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