Situation normal... well normal for me...
As some people may have picked up I had a check up this week, to hear the results of the MRI, the 24h tape and the exercise test I had following the last check up. Well, there are two sides to the data... The MRI confirms the echo that I have severe pulmonary regurgitation... and also confirms there's no sign of anything getting worse since the last MRI (4 years ago). The ECG shows very little change. The exercise test says I'm as fit as a 43 year old without a heart condition. And I've run a half marathon, a 10k and a night trail run so far this year and am back up to running three times a week. So, the docs are going to have a case conference, and I'm in the same position as I've been for the last 27 years. One set of data says there's a need to seriously think about open heart surgery to replace the valve and one set of data says leave well alone - he's running frigging marathons! So, I shall wait for the docs to have their "Multi-Disc...