EVER since I was in the hospital in December for a lower back flare up, I just haven't felt good. I've been tired, dizzy, lightheaded and just plain lethargic.

I finally made it to my family Dr. and he ended up hospitalizing me. After doing a lot of tests, the doctors came to the conclusion that I had endocarditis again, which in my case was an infected mitral valve in my heart. It had to be treated with antibiotics again. The bad news is it destroyed my heart valve and it had to be replaced.

I had Mitral valve surgery February 28 and I came home from the hospital March 6 after a 2 1/2 week stay. I still have to be on antibiotics for several more weeks at home.

I'm feeling pretty exhausted right now, so I'll continue this later. Just wanted to check in.