Did you have a good HCM day or a not so good HCM day?

[JillC]

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Ah yes, the consistency of HCMs inconsistency....it can make you doubt your sanity some days. Last night I was standing on the porch talking to my daughter and I got short of breath just talking...felt cold and clammy too, a new symptom for me....never had that one. I began feeling better in the car on the way home and was able to walk up the stairs to my apartment with just the usual amount of dyspnea. Today was a very tired on the couch day ;-(......Hoping tomorrow will be better.

[Swampeast2]

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Well today has been fair at best. Walking to the kitchen got me out of breath but later on I walked around several stores and an outdoor mall with little problem. it seems I just never know how I am going to be.


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[Reenie]

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Welcome Angel. Please start a new thread to introduce yourself.

[Angel Longoria]

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Hi My Friends,

I've been gone for awhile, had to get a new hard drive installed and rebuild my programs.

I have been working with a new Cardio Doc at the Minneapolis Veteran's Hospital and he is determined to find out why I still have problems with shortness of breath and stairs.

He is referring me to a "Group of Specialist's" who will do some tests (?) and try to determine the cause. According to my last echo, my 'heart is hard'. Possibilities: the entire heart has thick walls making it difficult to flex, the sack around the heart collapsed after the surgery and is constricting it or ???

We have not gotten into a discussion concerning Agent Orange aggravating the original condition, but studies are being done on that.

So, there is still hope to feel 'normal' again.

An added footnote: I am now at 80 percent service connected disabled and by the beginning of September I SHOULD be 100 percent because of my unemployability, which the VA is basing mostly on my HCM and Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD).

this caught my attention cause i've been having Dyspnea all of a sudden about like a month and i half ago. it used to come and go but these past few days its still there. i mean. we all are different but yeah i hope you're doing fine.

[lilredmomof4]

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OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I'm bawling right now after reading michael obrians comments........he sounded like so many of us........my heart is aching for what his family has gone through....his pain is over now....their's isn't. I'm blown away.

[lilredmomof4]

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I have them both...good and bad. I'm excited that I can walk a mile...moderate pace. However I become symptomatic after the walk....Essentially a good week because I CAN walk but not so good cause I always pay for it. Can I stay in the middle of the 50/50.......lol.

[slaterbab]

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I had such a good HCM day that it makes me wonder why am I having this myectomy on June 10th! I biked about 8 miles with no SOB, I walked through our backwoods with no SOB and had a great "camping" weekend in our backyard with no SOB. Life is good! I guess gradient readings don't lie though...so I'm still on for the 10th! Wish me luck! Christa

[Kendra13]

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This is a really good idea to ask people how their days are going with HCM.
Very good idea.

[paulh0]

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Good day today, better day Thursday! (day off)

[Nellah17]

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Hello, All!

Today is a great day for me in spite of the chest pain that I had today and yesterday - I'm still happy about my visit with Dr. Day on Friday. So, even though the walking is wearing me out and I might have overdone it, I have the comfort of knowing that I am NOT crazy. And that means a lot.

[LindaSo]

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Sorry to hear that Shirley. I hope the weather changes soon for you and you can get back into some improved quality.

As for me, I had enough energy this weekend to plant some vegtables/fruit. (Strawberries, cantelope, tomatoes, squash, peppers, peas-bought by mistake, and eggplant). It's been almost 11 months since my myectomy and I'm finally having some quality back !! (Doing the happy dance here in So. Fla!!!!!!!)

L

[shirleymahoney]

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well I'm feeling pretty bad today.

Shirley

[Pam Alexson]

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Ma .. with HCM I do not believe there is consistently a rhyme or a reason to help any HCMers figure it out.. sorry for your struggles.

Pam

[mamoss]

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It's not being able to figure out why some days are so much better than others that really makes me crazy. Was it something I did? something I ate? too much activity or not enough?

[mlpayne]

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I'm feeling great finally. I had a septal myectomy on June 25, 2008 and I'm finally feeling 99% better(still sore at times). I'm a big time hunter and it feels amazing to get out in the woods and do some preseason scouting.