← Return to Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy with MYH6 and RBM20

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@karukgirl

Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect @casscond, I am glad you found this forum, but I am sad you can't find your exact condition. It sounds pretty rare, and there isn't a specific support group for every diagnosis.
Wow! You certainly had a close call it sounds like! And that you had to ask for genetic testing, and were misdiagnosed for several years? Crazy! While we wait to see if another member with your condition pops in here, I assume you have dug in and tried to read everything you can get your hands on, have you read this from the NHI?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5063271/
You mention you are transferring your care to the Mayo Clinic, do you mean Rochester? Have you had your doctor send a referral yet? It can take time to be seen, and the sooner you get in the system the better for you.
I have HCM, and similar to you fell through the cracks in my local town. I was misdiagnosed with five different heart conditions and was finally diagnosed with a rare heart condition, Sub-aortic membrane and told I needed open heart surgery right away. When I ask for a second and third opinion, I did not have Sub-aortic membrane, I had HOCM, and the Mayo Clinic was my final stop. I am so grateful I listened to my inner voice and pushed for referrals. I am a passive person, but I knew I had to be my own advocate.
Do you have confidence in your doctor to ask for a referral to Mayo? Are you able to be active despite your condition?

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Oh I have found my heart condition - it is called ARVC! I was diagnosed at JHU and plan to have all my care transferred over when I graduate college in May. I also have very weird abdominal issues - which I think are connected to how my mom passed as she started having them at this age. I cannot be very active right now - for some reason the past month I have felt very sick. With ARVC I am not supposed to exercise or work out as it contributes to progression of the fibrofatty infiltration of my heart, so it's tough.
I self referred myself to JHU ARVC clinic to get diagnosed so even if they don't work out - I can usually figure things out haha
I'm glad you got to come to Mayo to get your heart taken care of!