Dear Debra,

Thank you for the welcome. I live in the SF Bay Area and will be traveling to Mayo in late August for my alcohol ablation. I have been to Mayo three times in the last four years, to explore options. My condition is complex enough so that Dr Dearanyi prefers the interventionalist-approach, probably through the femoral artery. We will begin with an alcohol ablation to (hopefully) reduce the abnormal thickness. This in itself may reduce my. acute symptoms of shortness of breath. A second, more complex procedure, also with Dr Eleid, would actually replace the mitral valve. The second procedure may or may not be necessary and would be months apart. Has anyone else gone through this two-step interventionist approach? Thanks to all! Sharon