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HCM-ers: Introduce yourself or just say hi
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Nov 14, 2025 | Replies (1089)Comment receiving replies
@karukgirl
Yes, Mayo Connect helped a lot.
I read that I would be getting shots in my stomach every day, to prevent blood clots. And that they would be getting me up and moving as soon as possible.
I don’t remember reading about the EXTREME fatigue, but I could have missed that.
Also, people commented that they walked a lot prior to surgery.
They was a big motivation for me!
But I mainly wanted anyone facing this surgery to know that the pain isn’t bad at all. And if I could do it and change my future, they can too. And how important it is to use a surgeon who is very experienced in septal myectomy surgery. ❤️
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Perhaps different surgeons have different protocols. Mine was Dr Schaff in 2022, I had no shots in my stomach to prevent blood clots or anything else. I did have to wear compression stockings for a time and that was annoying but OK. I did develop blood clots about 2 weeks after, was home, walking and moving often, do not know of those stomach shots would have made a difference. I did take Eliquis for about 5 months after they were diagnosed. My home cardiologist was "right on it," we have no COEs around here.