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I just returned from Mayo in Rochester yesterday. What an experience!!
It is an amazing place! I was only diagnosed in January with HOCM and my cardiologist in Savannah, Ga. sent me to Dr. Nishimiri for an ablation. He is absolutely wonderful and explained the risks that it might not be able to be performed once he cathed me and that there was a fair liklihood that I would have to have a pacemaker installed (which I did because I developed a complete heart block from the procedure). However, I opted to take the risk because my lifestyle has been very limited in the last six months, and I'm happy that I did. The ablation seems to be a complete success. I felt the best I have in six months the very next day -- no heart pounding, no shortness of breath!! I was straightening my room up in ICCU! The doctors said they had never seen anyone have such an easy time immediately following an ablation. I am 53 years old and never been hospitalized so I was quite anxious and scared and a long way from home! I had a wonderful devoted friend with me that helped me through, and all of the doctors and staff were absolutely wonderful! The pacemaker may take some getting used to but for me I like the three-inch scar versus the foot-long scar, and the recovery time for a myectomy was not even a possibility for me at this time, unless it had been an absolute necessity. Considering what took place, I had a wonderful experience at Mayo. This is all very new to me -- thank you for letting me share!!
I just returned from Mayo in Rochester yesterday. What an experience!!
It is an amazing place! I was only diagnosed in January with HOCM and my cardiologist in Savannah, Ga. sent me to Dr. Nishimiri for an ablation. He is absolutely wonderful and explained the risks that it might not be able to be performed once he cathed me and that there was a fair liklihood that I would have to have a pacemaker installed (which I did because I developed a complete heart block from the procedure). However, I opted to take the risk because my lifestyle has been very limited in the last six months, and I'm happy that I did. The ablation seems to be a complete success. I felt the best I have in six months the very next day -- no heart pounding, no shortness of breath!! I was straightening my room up in ICCU! The doctors said they had never seen anyone have such an easy time immediately following an ablation. I am 53 years old and never been hospitalized so I was quite anxious and scared and a long way from home! I had a wonderful devoted friend with me that helped me through, and all of the doctors and staff were absolutely wonderful! The pacemaker may take some getting used to but for me I like the three-inch scar versus the foot-long scar, and the recovery time for a myectomy was not even a possibility for me at this time, unless it had been an absolute necessity. Considering what took place, I had a wonderful experience at Mayo. This is all very new to me -- thank you for letting me share!!
uck. 
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