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Heart Murmur
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I just changed doctors, and on my first visit during the examination my doctor asked me how long I had a heart murmur. I had no clue what she was talking about, so she scheduled an echocardigram (or something like that).
I was just wondering what this means, is it bad? I'm taking an aerobics class in college. Will this affect what I can do? Any information will be helpful. Thanks!
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Heart Murmurs range anywhere from benign to serious and have different causes. You could or should check with your previous doctor to find out if that doctor was aware of the murmur. If so the murmur probably falls closer to the benign category. While your talking to your former doctor have your medical records sent to your new doctor.
If your former doctor was not aware of any murmur than the situation starts to build to a more serious problem. It would be wise to ask your doctor if it is permissible for you to continue with your present aerobics classes. If you made your doctor aware of your exercise regime during your visit and you where not told to reduce your or stop your exercise routine then it is probably okay. If you did not make the doctor aware then call the office an ask them what they suggest you do.
Most importantly there is always time to worry later. At the moment your doctor is tracking down something that is an anomaly, a unknown. It could very probably be nothing. To worry now will only cause you undo stress. Follow your doctors instructions and wait for the results of the test ordered. Whatever the cause of the murmur is it can be correct. In many cases with medication alone.
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Cut the Aerobics until you figure it out, heart murmurs are serious.
It could be something small, it could be a sign of heart issues which could, in the worst case, kill you.
I know that sounds scary. I'm sorry that it is. But when I was in high school we had a kid who collapsed on the field and died during a football practice. He'd had a heart murmur that was a sign of a bigger problem.
Take it easy until you get the echo done. No serious exertions, try to keep your heart rate down and don't do things that would strain it. The kid who collapsed was a running back, in great physical condition, except for whatever was wrong with his heart.
I don't know what it probably is, don't know enough about medicine to tell you what the likely issues are, but that one experience was enough to get me to warn you to take it easy until you figure this out.
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i had a heart murmur too but that was when i was a baby. it basically is just an unknown sound in your heart. when they listen to your heart beat with a stethescope, they notice some unfamiliar sound, that is called a heart murmur. i had to do that echocardigram thing too. its basicaly a series of tests they do to you. like one time i had to ride a stationary bike and they hooked me up to some machine and looked at my heart rates. another test they did was an ultra sound (what they do to pregnant women) but on my heart.
worst case senario, they do surgury. i had to get surgery on me but i'm perfectly fine now :)
dont worry about it. the doctors know what they are doing.
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