Hi @pherrick , and welcome to the group. You'll find lots of folks here who have experiences similar to yours but (probably) few of us are doctors. Take what you find here and do your homework ("research"), but trust your medical experts. If you find you are getting medical advise you don't believe, get a second opinion for sure. Do you have HOCM? Quite possibly, but if you are like most of us, HOCM doesn't mean you are going to drop dead from it tomorrow. I had to track it down over more than 16 years before I finally got diagnosed with obstructive HCM; I had all of the symptoms you mentioned plus a bunch more. Waiting 6 weeks for a cardiologist probably feels like a lifetime, but where I live, that's not unusual. Once you get to the cardiologist, it will still take time before things get under control again. Does that mean ablation? Surgery? Meds? Take time to read up here and on other *credible* web sites. Make a list of questions for the cardiologist (most of us forget all of our questions the instant we go through that door). Be gentle with your self while you wait. Sunday afternoon full contact football with your friends is probably out. Walking your dog? Betcha! Your best friend will be patience and calm in the meantime. Pray, meditate, do yoga, walk your dog - whatever keeps you calm, centered and as stress-free as you can manage. Good luck wherever your path takes you on this journey. You are not alone.