I entered the hospital with a severely leaky heart valve, CHF, weak heart and enlarged heart. News to me I ve been healthy my whole life. I work a physical outside job, eat well, work out and was a bit shocked. I ran a 5k just a couple of months ago. The symptoms appeared a week before the ER visit. Now what? I did have cancer (cervical and non hodgekins) when I was 29 and have been cancer free since 2000. I have been healthy since then.....needless to say the doctors were kinda shocked b/c of my age and physical shape, I am female, 41 and weigh 144. I have my first cardiologist visit in 2 weeks, but what can I do now to get my heart in better shape? My job depends on the outcome.