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Hi Jim, wow 6 surgeries. I'm really waiting for the MRI to get the complete picture and I also hope that I can get that ablation procedure. I've had 2 heart attacks, AFib and a stroke and now with this (undiagnosed for years) HOCM my body is so tired I can't do anything really.
Jim, did the ablation procedure help you to get back to a livable life?
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Yes the alcohol septal ablation was a must. I still get chest pain and shortness of breath but my heart now has room for blood. I also have an ICD but now I have total heart block so my pacemaker works full time. I have a hole in my heart at the top and they tried to patch it but my leads are in the way so I'm on Eliquis. I also now have cardiac amyloidosis (stiff heart disease) so my heart does not pump adequate blood to my brain so I keep having ischemic strokes. I try to stay positive.
Best to you!
Jim