@walkinggirl, 10 days post surgery. Had Septal Myectomy surgery at Emory University Hospital on 7/17/26. Moved from CICU on 7/19 to a room. Went home on 7/22 which is really amazing for going home after 5 days! Not to alarm anyone, but at the time, it was a lot worse than I expected. The time at night in CICU was rough. After moving up to a room, it continued being rough. My biggest problem was a very keen sense of smell, and my appetite was terrible. I could not eat anything without being nauseous. I don’t see how I ate enough to survive. My mental state wasn’t good either, I guess from all of the pain meds. I could not read much or watch TV. I gained a lot of fluid and on top of that, my family from over 3 hours away went home on Sunday when I moved out of ICU. To my surprise, my daughter and her boyfriend came back on Tuesday to stay with me to help. She’s truly my guardian angel. She took me home the next day! Emory University Hospital was great, and I would recommend them to everyone! Feeling a little better and stronger each day. So far, I have lost 10 pounds after losing all of the fluid I gained. I still have much more weight I want to lose, and now I think I can do it! In hindsight, I would definitely do this again if I knew the end result. On top of that, (so far), my chronic back and hip pain is gone! Thank the Lord!
It’s been a long journey, (over a year) and I’m glad it’s behind me.