the nhs saved my life: ready to run again after a leaking heart valve /

Published at 2016-02-02 09:00:00

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My GP and hospital doctors’ exceptional treatment has build me well on the road to recovery from a life-threatening condition It all started one Saturday final April,when I struggled to carry out a short park elope. Id previously been very fit and sporty and I’m a keen runner. The course wasn’t long, just a couple of laps of my local park. I was running with some other people, and chatting to someone near the back and planning to speed up a little. However,very soon everyone had left me behind and I was struggling to keep up. As I tried to catch my breath I thought: this can’t be right. I had to stop and walk at times and I came third from final out of 500 people which isn’t normal for me.Initially I assumed I had a chest infection so went to my GP the following Monday just to check. She listened to my heart and was rapid/fast to spot a sudden onset heart murmur. She immediately phoned the hospital, referring me to A&E.
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Source: theguardian.com

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