A childhood friend of mine is a retired cardiologist in the San Francisco area and recommended alcohol septal ablation for many of his patients in their 20's, 30's 40's etc. One was a triathlon participant who returned to such competitions. I am so very glad that at age 86 you seem to have done well! It's great for older patients because of the less body trauma during recovery. I was not a candidate for that because of the placement of my obstruction. The way it was explained to me was that a catheter going into a thigh vein to the heart delivered the alcohol to the heart. Less hospital time but longer recovery for the heart than a myectomy. The technique of your doctor shows us all that new things are welcome developments that benefit so many of us. Please let us know how your recovery is moving along and please explain the difference in how you feel now as compared to before the procedure.