Concerned about 15yr old daughter just dx w/Mitral Valve Prolapse

Hello Everyone,

Hoping I can ease your mind a bit by saying Mitral Valve Prolapse is actually quite common and most people don't even know they have it throughout their lives. It is debatable whether it even causes symptoms in most people (lots of people have palpitations and no abnormal cardiac defects). I have an aortic valve prolapse and when I saw a cardiologist about it he said that it was nothing to worry about. As far as the Lyme disease goes, I do not know much about it. But MVP on its own is usually benign :) She might need to take antibiotics before dental work, and if her palpitations are terrible then she could try a beta-blocker as needed for them, although docs tend to shy away from that approach because beta-blockers can cause minor problems in people with normal heart rate/blood pressure etc. Talk to your doc and see what s/he says.

As far as interpreting the echo, I'd strongly suggest you do not attempt that. There's all sorts of weird things that are happening during echos and without significant training it seems scary to see anything moving around in there in a black-and-white image! Definitely let your doc do the interpretation of the test...that's what he's there for. Or ask him to help explain what the images mean.

Best of luck to you!

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Thanks Sarita.

Thats's my problem, I try to read into things and like I said, I shouldn't have been in the room. I tend to also look at worse case scenarios, because that is what my life has thrown at me over the last several years. I did research and see that as many as 10% have it and many are asymtomatic. My problem is, I see the other portion that do have symptoms, which she does, that also require valve replacements, etc.
I just see it as a very scary thing as Lyme is a bacerial infection and one of the risks with Mitral Valve Prolapse is infection. Then, I put 2+2 together and realize how Lyme Disease wreaks havoc on many of the major organs in the body, what it has done to some of my organs, and I worry. I am feeling a bit better today because I have to sometimes take a deep breath and say "I can't change this."
I just know I have been through he!! and I fear for her!

I appreciate your support!

Anne

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Dx-FMS 2006, CDC positive LD 8/07, Ehrlichiosis-HME 9/07, Addison's Disease, Cervical Cancer Survivor. Probably infected with Lyme since a teenager 20 yrs ago.