In March 2026, I had a stint in the hospital. I had previously been diagnosed with severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. Basically i had a couple of heart valves leaking. I had been talking to the Structural Heart Team at Norfolk General. They had informed me they had a new procedure which actually place what are little clips at the valve site that help with the leaking. Its called MitraClip and TriClip. They believed It would be beneficial to me to have it done.
I went into the hospital for a right heart cath. They did the procedure. My pressures were high so they decided to check me into the hospital and work to get the fluid off of me. They put me on IV Diuretics and I lost almost 20 pounds of fluid.
The Structural hear doctors then did the procedure. It was a success. They were able to reduce my MR from Moderately-Severe to Mild. Basically, they got all the blood to flow more efficiently through my heart going in the right direction.
When I got out of the hospital I felt much better. With the heart pumping better and the fluid reduction I was able to move much better.
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