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My septal myectomy decision, and 10 things I've learned since.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Aug 22 4:55pm | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
What a lovely post-septal myectomy recap @baystater101 .
I am not sure if I missed this...but where was your open heart surgery performed?
You captured your experience with clear and concise prose, and this is bound to help others who have not yet gone through the open heart journey.
It sounds like you hit a few speed bumps, but overcame them with a tenacious attitude and are ready to tackle whatever comes next.
My prayer for you is continued healing, both physically and emotionally. Open heart surgery has an impact on more than just your body...but one thing is for certain...we are stronger, tougher, more resilient than we every knew!
Good advice about going back to work too soon. You really do need time to recover from this intense surgery.
Thank you for sharing your story.
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My septal myectomy and mitral valve repair surgery was performed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston (5 miles from my home), by Dr. Hassan Rastegar. I am informed that in his long career Dr. R has performed as many or more septal myectomies than any other surgeon in the U.S.
A few months ago an HCMA patient advocate (a retired cardiac surgical nurse from Boston, I believe), assured me that I could do no better than Dr. R, and he also received kudos from my second-opinion cardiologist from across the street (literally) at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
As I said in my post, the post-op nursing teams at BIDMC were also stellar.