Hi superhal, YES! YES! and YES! I was going along just fine even though my echoes over time showed a growing thickness of the ventricle wall. Then, I had a syncope 2/22. From that time on I was experiencing much shortness of breath, but no pain. Surgery was 7/22. ICD installed late 11/22 after months of dizziness with vertigo and two syncopes. The heart monitor I wore for a month finally helped my cardiologist and associates figure out that I was experiencing arrhythmias, a new thing for me. Let's face it, the heart underwent quite a bit of trauma during surgery. Since early 2023 I have been back to what I was doing before 2/22: biking, walking (did a 10K today with my walking club), gym, mowing the lawn, cleaning the house.... It's a hard decision to make, my cardiologist said in 2/22 that if I did not take the surgery step, "Your family will miss you." Then it became an easy decision even though I was terrified. Good luck in whatever you decide. You would be in good hands at Mayo. Keep us informed on how it is going.

Yes, my life has improved since my alcohol septal ablation & ICD implant. However, I now have cardiac amyloidosis or stiff heart syndrome.