What health problems do you have? How long do you expect to live?

[Anonymous]

I’m only 30 and have heart disease. I am so worried I’ll have a much shorter lifespan than my peers because of it.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have anything very serious. Bad feet, low blood pressure, Lyme disease in the past. On one side of my family most of my older relatives have lived into their late 90’s. I hope to be the same.

[Anonymous]

What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

why not take care of it? that's not too serious right?

[Anonymous]

I have an autoimmune deficiency that makes me way more likely to get sick. I've had pneumonia multiple times as a kid, from a young age, and still do (3 in the past 8 months). I had several ear infections (as a kid and as an adult), I am TB positive, I have cold sores about every other month. I have an enlarged spleen and enlarged liver. I have no idea whether if will affect how long I live, but I don't think about it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

That is not really a very bad health problem. you can even reverse it.
Do yoga - paranayama. Take supplements of magnesium,vit K2, Arjunarishtam. Eat healthy and try not to go on statins.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

That is not really a very bad health problem. you can even reverse it.
Do yoga - paranayama. Take supplements of magnesium,vit K2, Arjunarishtam. Eat healthy and try not to go on statins.

My doctor says I shouldn't worry but I'm nervous since I'm so young. Doesn't this usually happen to older people?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

Like a slight mitral/aortic/pulmonary/tricuspid valve regurgitation? If that's the case, your life expectancy should not be affected. It's important to have a heart healthy lifestyle to minimize the chances of other issues that affect your heart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

That is not "heart disease," OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

That is not really a very bad health problem. you can even reverse it.
Do yoga - paranayama. Take supplements of magnesium,vit K2, Arjunarishtam. Eat healthy and try not to go on statins.

And you got your medical degree where?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

That is not really a very bad health problem. you can even reverse it.
Do yoga - paranayama. Take supplements of magnesium,vit K2, Arjunarishtam. Eat healthy and try not to go on statins.

My doctor says I shouldn't worry but I'm nervous since I'm so young. Doesn't this usually happen to older people?

Not the poster you quoted, but the answer is no. Of course with age more heart problems form as your heart ages or bad lifestyle choices catch up with you. But I see many, many patients every day, who are 0-21 years of age, that have it (in addition to other more serious heart defects, or they wouldn't be in my unit). -- Pediatric Cardiac/Transplant nurse

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

That is not really a very bad health problem. you can even reverse it.
Do yoga - paranayama. Take supplements of magnesium,vit K2, Arjunarishtam. Eat healthy and try not to go on statins.

My doctor says I shouldn't worry but I'm nervous since I'm so young. Doesn't this usually happen to older people?

Not the poster you quoted, but the answer is no. Of course with age more heart problems form as your heart ages or bad lifestyle choices catch up with you. But I see many, many patients every day, who are 0-21 years of age, that have it (in addition to other more serious heart defects, or they wouldn't be in my unit). -- Pediatric Cardiac/Transplant nurse

Oh wow. Do most of them wind up ok and living full lives?

[Anonymous]

Crohn’s disease. It can be debilitating and takes years off my life figuratively, but life expectancy is generally not shortened by Crohn’s unless major complications of the disease. I do sometimes wonder about the medications I’m on (biologics are STRONG and no joke) but I just want to feel good and live my life and can’t really do that without said meds .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of heart disease do you have, OP?

Slightly Leaky valve

That is not really a very bad health problem. you can even reverse it.
Do yoga - paranayama. Take supplements of magnesium,vit K2, Arjunarishtam. Eat healthy and try not to go on statins.

My doctor says I shouldn't worry but I'm nervous since I'm so young. Doesn't this usually happen to older people?

Not the poster you quoted, but the answer is no. Of course with age more heart problems form as your heart ages or bad lifestyle choices catch up with you. But I see many, many patients every day, who are 0-21 years of age, that have it (in addition to other more serious heart defects, or they wouldn't be in my unit). -- Pediatric Cardiac/Transplant nurse

Oh wow. Do most of them wind up ok and living full lives?

That depends on so many factors. The heart defect, its severity, response to interventions (medications/surgery), complications (from the condition itself and from treatments), family support, compliance with plan of care (medications, follow up appointments, restrictions etc) and many others.