Mitral Valve Prolapse

cianalynn

So, I'm 25 and was recently diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse with mild mitral regurgitation on August of this year and what told by my doc to lose weight. I was also told to avoid caffeine, soda, tea and chocolates. On most days, i am successful at avoiding these (i usually drank 2-3 cups of coffee a day and love dark chocolates) and it helps control my heart palpitations. To lose weight i took an interest in running couple with the 30 day shred and have been feeling good about it. I noticed that my palpitations did not occur as often as it had in the past (that and switching my meds from a calcium-channel blocker to a beta blocker but makes me short of breath more easily). I have so far lost 6 pounds in a month and was ready to give myself a pat on the back. That is until i decided to run my first 5k and went to my cardio for a check up and a head up. My world shattered just right when she uttered "No running for you unless you wanna develop cardiac failure". So now I don't know what to do. I was told early on that it's a benign disease but then I feel so limited by it. Anyone there have the same dilemma as me? Any suggestions?