https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/camzyos-mavacamten-prescription/
Hi @joanallione, I see you are new around here...welcome!
Have you poked around in the Camzyos group? There is a lot of information this group shares with each other and it's a good place to find answers to some of your questions.
I had HOCM until I had open heart surgery (septal myectomy) at Mayo Clinic/Rochester nearly four years ago. I found your comment about moving from the mountains interesting. I have always been an active person and hiking with one of my girl friends was a favorite pastime of mine. Even though our mountains are not like the mountains in CO, we'd be around 7,000/8,000 elevation and I felt like I was going to die! It's hard on a hypertrophic heart sometimes.
I am glad you like your doctor and it sounds like she is knowledgeable about Camzyos. Any drug has side effects. And we would probably not take any of them if we only went by what could happen...but the benefits can outweigh the risk too. HOCM is a weird condition. There are so many variables and no two people are alike. But we do share a lot in common as well.
Do your research and be well informed, then make your decision along with your doctor. Sometimes it takes more than one opinion to find the right fit you feel comfortable with. Are you able to be active physically with your HOCM?