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@karukgirl

Hi @joaf37, It looks like you are a new member, I'd like to WELCOME you to Mayo Connect! You have probably already noticed that in addition to being a warm, safe and welcoming community, there is a lot of information shared by patients and caretakers. If you take some time to explore you will learn from others and be able to share with others too. I live with HCM--Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and had open heart surgery at Mayo Rochester a few years ago. I don't have any of the rhythm issues I used to have thankfully, but I still have some issues because HCM doesn't go away.
I see that you have posted in the Atrial Fib group and the Heart and Blood health group. It took me some time to learn how to navigate around here because I am low-tech, but hopefully you will find it much easier. I read on one of your posts that you are a Mayo patient. How did you find out about Connect? What was it that lured you to this fine on-line site and gave you the confidence to post finally?

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Thanks for this thoughtful message. I am new to the Mayo Connect system and am still not sure how to use it . I've been stumbling along trying to figure it out. But to your point, I have already gained positively from reading the experiences of others whose comments I have read. That's been my driving force to share comments myself. I don't use social media systems at all so not a wizard at this concept by any means. You asked how I heard about the system. I have been a patient of the Mayo Clinic for eons with different intensity over time. I am a current patient but also a patient at Vanderbilt for other issues. While Vanderbilt is distant it's far closer than Rochester per where I live. As a current patient, I've been receiving quite a few communications from Mayo from different perspectives. I also contribute to them per all the value they have provided to me over time and their patient care policies beyond their medical capabilities. Basically one of the emails I received was about this system so I tried it. Again, thanks for your comments!