Today marks three years since my surgery. The time has sped by. Life is very busy and I'm one of the lucky ones who has no pain and can do pretty much anything. (Doc says no heavy lifting and no running.) I still walk most days and life's good.
Unfortunately 5 months ago I was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a thickened heart muscle, which is probably genetic, (as is my scoli, which my maternal grandmother had) though we don't know of anyone in the family with heart problems. This means I need to take beta blockers every day. The medication makes me feel generally unwell, but without it, my heart will gradually fail.
But again, I feel I've been lucky, because it was discovered, and is treatable and I'm still able to do anything I want.
I have my business and I have three lovely little granddaughters who play a big part in my life, to keep me busy. The surgery was the best thing I ever did for myself and it's not just on my anniversary that I think gratefully of Dr. Askin and what he achieved for me.
Unfortunately 5 months ago I was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a thickened heart muscle, which is probably genetic, (as is my scoli, which my maternal grandmother had) though we don't know of anyone in the family with heart problems. This means I need to take beta blockers every day. The medication makes me feel generally unwell, but without it, my heart will gradually fail.
But again, I feel I've been lucky, because it was discovered, and is treatable and I'm still able to do anything I want.
I have my business and I have three lovely little granddaughters who play a big part in my life, to keep me busy. The surgery was the best thing I ever did for myself and it's not just on my anniversary that I think gratefully of Dr. Askin and what he achieved for me.
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