That is an excellent article Karukgirl! Thank you so much. Thank you for asking how I am. I am quite unwell, but more concerned than ever of having such a big surgery at my age, 71. Too much informaton is a dangerous thing and I have been scouring pub med, NIH and other research sites for septal myectomy complications. The ones that scare me the most are the Perioperative Cognitive Decline, Post Perfusion Syndrome, Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction, Pumphead or whatever one calls it and the conduction disorders that are not uncommon after this surgery. Interestingly papers claim that even children can experience lifelong learning disabilities following cardiac surgery. So it's not just limited to seniors like me. I remain indecisive and in limbo.