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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Nov 28 11:57am | Replies (877)Comment receiving replies
Hi Debra,
I had symptoms going back ti at least 2015 but was not fully diagnosed until 2018. My Dr at Mayo Jacksonville did a cardiac cath on me in March to see if I was a candidate for septal ablation and I was not. The next step is myectomy due to my very high gradient and muscle thickness.
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Hi ty for sharing! May i ask your thickness? I am 17 mm and my dr says he doesnt do surgeries till atleast 30 mm thickness. I know every situation is different I was just curious. Also I am getting along fine now, I am taking 37.5 mg metoprolol and diltiazem everything is going very well and I'm grateful PS I was diagnosed 5 months ago 58 years old. Prior to medication i had lite s.o.b. and occasional dizziness and resistance to excersize due to gradient. Now i have.zero symptoms
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There is no getting around it...open heart surgery is a frightening thought! But having gone through it, and come out the other side, I can speak with authority...it's not fun, but it's not as bad was we make out to be in our minds! Your appointment is in November? That will be here before you know it! Do you have a list of questions to ask the surgeon?