@joycehocm Hi - Yes, I was tested for amyloidosis at Hopkins before we moved on to treating my HOCM. I have a marker in my blood called an M-spike that is associated with multiple myeloma (correlated, not causative). Hopkins has an entirely different team that treats amyloidosis if it is present. It is pretty rare so, if you can, I would put your mind at ease and don't worry. The heart biopsy is a bit unnerving but there is no pain at all and it is over very quickly. I was very tired afterwards. We don't live in Baltimore so we stayed overnight in a hotel nearby - which was a really good idea. I went to bed and didn't get up until we checked out and drove home to Delaware. FYI - I am not on Camzyos and have not had a Septal Ablation. My Hopkins cardiologist put me on verapamil and jardiance and I have felt really well since then! So take it one step at a time. Hopkins really knows what it is doing and they have been terrific with me.