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Mycobacterium chimaera

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Hello all, did anyone else receive one of these letters recently? I had my first open heart surgery 2 years ago and now this arrives from the hospital... Some problem with the heating/cooling of blood during bypass...

Has anyone had this or suffered from this as a result of open heart surgery??

Thanks :-)

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That will teach me to search first...healthunlocked.com/bhf/post...

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In all honesty the risk is so low I would not even worry about it!

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Hi, you made me smile about search first 😂 I had a letter after my surgery, my GP said just to keep it and if I have any symptoms to contact surgery, that was 4 years ago but still have a eye on it😂. Take good care Pauline

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