:: <\/span>It’s Been Awhile \u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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RESURFACING<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It looks as though I kinda fell off the face of the earth some time in late August.

That sounds about right, time-wise, given the fact that, in early September, my cardiologist started talking to me about open-heart surgery (a septal myectomy, to be exact) as the next step in trying to get a handle on the severe symptoms \u2014 shortness of breath, dizziness, extreme fatigue, and lack of stamina \u2014 I’d been experiencing for the past couple of years. Seems as if my heart condition (a genetic one, called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy<\/a><\/strong> or HCM) was getting worse and worse, and seriously affecting my quality of life.

Well, long story short, after a roller-coaster of an emotional ride trying to figure out what I should \u2014 HAD!<\/em> \u2014 to do, I underwent surgery in early November, and am now recuperating \u2014 slowly but surely. I hope to post more on my experience in the weeks ahead. Until then, please know that it’s good to be back (to be alive!<\/em>) and I’m looking forward to all the possibilities the future might hold.

Here’s to a healthy and happy 2010!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ED. NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>This entry was first\u00a0posted on\u00a0Blogger<\/em>, under the handle \u201campersandblogger,\u201d in December 2009.\u00a0\u00a0: :\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>kf\/&, 08\/10\/21<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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