Hi, I haven't been here for a while. Sorry, it has been a long haul!!!
I did finally have a septal myectomy and the atria was also done also. Dr Schaff was my surgeon at the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Gersh my Cardiologist. They were great!!!!!
I had the surgery on 4-9-03 and was home by 4-15-03.
By 4-19-03 I was back in the hospital with Heart failure and again May 5 with heart failure.
I had never had this before and the doctors weren't sure what was going on. Went back to the Mayo clinic and Dr. Gersh ruled out a more serious condition, constructive pericarditus, but did find "Moderate Mitral regurgitation" and "mild pulminary regirgitation"
He doesn't think that was causing the heart failure. He said it was fatigue to the heart from surgury and from having this disease causes other complications as well. He changed my medication and I am finally feeling better and have not had heart failure again.
I was reading the forum today and do I unerstand that you recommned having children tested every 5 years even after eighteen and a clear test? Why?
I did finally have a septal myectomy and the atria was also done also. Dr Schaff was my surgeon at the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Gersh my Cardiologist. They were great!!!!!
I had the surgery on 4-9-03 and was home by 4-15-03.

By 4-19-03 I was back in the hospital with Heart failure and again May 5 with heart failure.


He doesn't think that was causing the heart failure. He said it was fatigue to the heart from surgury and from having this disease causes other complications as well. He changed my medication and I am finally feeling better and have not had heart failure again.
I was reading the forum today and do I unerstand that you recommned having children tested every 5 years even after eighteen and a clear test? Why?
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