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Charlotte, 19, felt 'wiped out' after walking around Tesco - she knew something wasn't right - Manchester Evening News

Charlotte, 19, felt 'wiped out' after walking around Tesco - she knew something wasn't right - Manchester Evening News

Charlotte, 19, felt 'wiped out' after walking around Tesco - she knew something wasn't right - Manchester Evening News
Jan 21, 2022 1 min, 1 sec

A young woman who felt 'wiped out' after walking around Tesco and was left 'breathless' walking to lectures was left needing a heart transplant.

This is a condition where the walls of the heart chambers become stiff and rigid and cannot relax properly after contracting.

Following the test, Charlotte was told she would need to see a cardiologist, and, after having various tests done at Liverpool Heart and Chester Hospital, she diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy.

She said: "By the time they found it, it was massively enlarged, and I had a big blood clot as well in one of my heart chambers.

"I was immediately put on blood thinners and beta blockers to try and combat the symptoms I was having but they said there's no cure for this we'll have to just try and manage it and eventually you'll need a heart transplant.

Charlotte underwent a heart transplant in February 2018 to fix the issue, but the surgery left her kidneys struggling from the medication, and her new heart was not working properly.

My new heart struggled at first, and my kidneys struggled at first from the drugs and my heart not working properly.

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