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Hi friends:
I've got my myectomy appointment set now too: mine will be Wed. June 22 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester with Dr. Schaff as surgeon. Pre-op appts with Dr. Ommen and Dr. Schaff on June 20-21. These are the dates I wanted, the first possible surgery dates after my school teaching is done the week before (to maximize the recuperation time I have before school starts again in Sept.) My husband Richard will be going with me and is always very solid support for me.
My focus now is on staying positive, looking forward to a couple months after the surgery, doing what I can to be in best physical shape for it. I am open to ideas and information anyone has on ways to physically and mentally support healing well. I'm doing pretty well with it. Cognitively I know it is the best thing to do, given my "numbers" (gradient, etc.) Emotionally, like Vinnie also says, I know I will get more nervous when it comes to actually voluntarily walking in and saying, yes, here I am...go for it.
Confusing to go back and forth between feeling like (and being) a fairly healthy busy person who doesn't feel at all in need of major surgery; then having those days when I'm SOB while doing little more than standing still and ready to say OMG, let's get that myectomy, now! Then comes the self talk reminding me that it isn't magic that gets rid of HCM or necessarily gets rid of symptoms, but will be good for me.... I guess at some level I am constantly processing it. Fortunately, working full time taking care of (37) 3-6 year olds keeps my mind occupied and very much in the present!
Vinnie, I guess they'll all be able to talk us through this together. But first comes Eve and Harry, and continued recoveries for Steph and Art and Jim's mother.
Thank you everyone for all the support you give! And also, acknowledging that all this information I know comes from or through you folks.
55 days.....
Best wishes to all, Lisa Inman
I've got my myectomy appointment set now too: mine will be Wed. June 22 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester with Dr. Schaff as surgeon. Pre-op appts with Dr. Ommen and Dr. Schaff on June 20-21. These are the dates I wanted, the first possible surgery dates after my school teaching is done the week before (to maximize the recuperation time I have before school starts again in Sept.) My husband Richard will be going with me and is always very solid support for me.
My focus now is on staying positive, looking forward to a couple months after the surgery, doing what I can to be in best physical shape for it. I am open to ideas and information anyone has on ways to physically and mentally support healing well. I'm doing pretty well with it. Cognitively I know it is the best thing to do, given my "numbers" (gradient, etc.) Emotionally, like Vinnie also says, I know I will get more nervous when it comes to actually voluntarily walking in and saying, yes, here I am...go for it.
Confusing to go back and forth between feeling like (and being) a fairly healthy busy person who doesn't feel at all in need of major surgery; then having those days when I'm SOB while doing little more than standing still and ready to say OMG, let's get that myectomy, now! Then comes the self talk reminding me that it isn't magic that gets rid of HCM or necessarily gets rid of symptoms, but will be good for me.... I guess at some level I am constantly processing it. Fortunately, working full time taking care of (37) 3-6 year olds keeps my mind occupied and very much in the present!
Vinnie, I guess they'll all be able to talk us through this together. But first comes Eve and Harry, and continued recoveries for Steph and Art and Jim's mother.
Thank you everyone for all the support you give! And also, acknowledging that all this information I know comes from or through you folks.
55 days.....
Best wishes to all, Lisa Inman
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