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What I Learned From My Open Heart Surgery
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Nine weeks out from my septal myectomy at Mayo. I have so much more energy, I didn't realize how I diminished I had become. I wish I had pursued this a long time ago.
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How wonderful @joyrcc, and thank you for coming back to let us know.
I remember thinking to myself, "I should be short of breath right now." Or "Wow, my heart isn't pounding a 150 mph anymore."
It's wonderful to rid our bodies of these terrible symptoms and feel decent again. It's just like you said, we just don't realize how "diminished" we are until recover some life back in our life!
What would you say was the biggest surprise in your recovery? Good and bad.
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Isn't it the human reaction to put something off such as a septal myectomy, knee replacement, acquiring hearing aids, cataract surgery... and then after it's done, wonder why it did not happen sooner? Unless it's life-threatening, our fears overwhelm our logical thinking. Gee, we are so human! I am glad you are doing well and wish you a continued happy recovery. It was over a year after my septal myectomy that my cardiologist noted that my heart murmur had "quieted down, " it takes a very long time to heal completely even as we feel energetic and happy so much sooner.