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Whelp, things were ticking on waaaaay too slowly for me, as having to constantly think about impending ops, while feeling weird arrythmic bumps and whatnot was reminding me things aren't right. So... I got onto the cardiologist and asked how long before the next two procedures (cardiac angiogram and trans-oesophageal echo, or TOE) would take place (these have to be done before any surgery can be scheduled). Turns out the angiogram is 6 months off, so I tell them we'll go private rather than wait, ...

I've never done this blog thing before, but thought this might help with coming to terms with my recent health scare - it's no fun being rudely brought face-to-face with one's mortaility.
A couple of weeks ago, I visited my GP to get a script filled, and while I was there asked him to check out my heart, as I had some chest pains. He was somewhat alarmed when he discovered I had "a rather loud systolic murmur" and said, "How come I've never noticed this before?"
"Well.... you've never ...