Pda anxiety

[AnxietyDriven]

Can a pda be closed by just monitoring I had one at 4 months old I'm 23now , never had any problems and always played sports and I started freaking out every time I read about it on google I have anxiety , I just don't understand how it closes by itself!??

[Tos92]

Hi AnxietyDriven

I’m sure I responded to your same question on your previous post. I’ll provide the link to PDA again in case you didn’t see it.

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I don’t think anyone can tell you “how it closes by itself” without actually getting into contact with your GP or a cardiologist. If you have these types of concerns, it is better to speak to a medical professional on the basis that PDA seems to be a niche condition.

Also, you have a right to request your medical records. You might want to obtain these so you can have a better understanding of what happened when you were diagnosed with the PDA when you were a baby and how you were treated for it. It may also assist you in composing a list of questions to ask your GP about when you do see them.

All the best.

Tos

[Glynnw in reply to Tos92]

hi

I had a PDA (patent ductus arteriosis) when I was 5,

I hade it surgically closed, cant comment on one self closing.

[AnxietyDriven in reply to Glynnw]

did you ever have any other problems with it?

[Glynnw in reply to AnxietyDriven]

no? Had no problems .

[AnxietyDriven in reply to Tos92]

What if it wasn’t never in medical records?

[AnxietyDriven in reply to Tos92]

what if it wasn’t never in medical records?

[Tos92 in reply to AnxietyDriven]

Where was your PDA diagnosed and treated? In the U.K., doctors must declare every type of treatment, surgery, procedure and so on that a patient undergoes in the patient’s medical file.

[AnxietyDriven in reply to Tos92]

I think I had one at 4 months old but I really don’t know because I never had any doctor or anything for so I think my granny has a misunderstanding of what they told them when I was a kid

[Tos92 in reply to AnxietyDriven]

If you were treated in the U.K. for a PDA, this will be in your record. I don’t know the rules and regulations for other countries, but I would think that this would be unethical either way to not declare it on your medical records no matter where you are treated.

Perhaps it could be a case of your gran misunderstanding what procedure you had. Might be a good idea to talk to her but as you’re having no symptoms, I wouldn’t carry on worrying about it.

[bridgeit]

A PDA might never close by itself. My opinion based on personal experience (not medical) is not to worry anyway. Carry on with your sports and your life without wasting precious time reading about PDAs and becoming anxious as a result.

I was diagnosed with a hole in the heart (PDA) last year. It's been present (and missed) since birth and I'm now very old indeed. My PDA never adversely affected my life activities. I do have other heart issues that I'm told are absolutely nothing to do with the PDA. Though not as bad as many, it seems my heart has a few genetic flaws. I accept that this is just how life pans out sometimes. Some genetic physical flaws we can safely ignore, some we cannot.

So, I recommend you get on with your young life. Don't give your PDA another wasted moment of thinking - your specialist isn't concerned so why should you be? Intervention might well never be necessary, so don't waste time fretting about the possibility! You might just as well get worked up about the likelihood of falling under a bus...

You're OK!

[AnxietyDriven]

just anxiety