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Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jul 23 1:10pm | Replies (9)

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@karukgirl

Oh my goodness! Well, let me share my opinion with you regarding the Mayo Clinic...they are the most amazing healthcare organization in the World! But I may be slightly biased.
I had open heart surgery at Mayo Rochester (affectionately known by some as "The Mothership". I had been misdiagnosed by my local cardiologist with four, maybe five different heart conditions, one of which was small vessel disease. To make the story longer (!) I was finally told by my local guy that I had a very rare condition called sub-aortic membrane and needed open heart surgery right away. If it was so rare, I thought, how many had the local heart surgeon done? I asked to be referred to Mayo and they said I had Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, obstructed. Never heard of it. Barely could spell it. I actually ended up needing to have open heart surgery, but I knew I was in the right place and relief flooded my thoughts.
I can't imagine having to have a re-do of a re-do! No wonder you are on pins and needles.
But rest assured...you are in the best place in the world with the top doctors in the world.
I am sorry you have to wait until August, but it's practically here! Are you close to the Mayo campus? I bet it's HOT there in August!

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Oh my goodness Debra, you have no idea how much hope you have given me! My cardiologist (not Mayo) told me a couple months ago that I had small vessel disease and there was nothing more they could do for me. He told me to just wake up and be positive every morning and chose to live a long life. I pray that the doctors at Mayo are able to get to the root cause of my cardiac problems. My health is quickly declining and this is definitely helping me stay positive!

Ps… yep… it’s terribly hot here lol!