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Wyo. medic recovering from major surgery eager to return to work

Her sternum was compressing her heart, shifting it into her left lung; EMS colleagues came together to raise money for her surgery

CASPER, Wyo. — A paramedic diagnosed with pectus excavatum, a condition that forced her sternum to compress her heart, shifting her heart into her left lung, underwent surgery and is recovery.

Tami Scott, a Wyoming Medical Center paramedic, is now in her fourth week of recovery and is doing well, KCWY13 reports.

Colleagues came together to raise money for her surgery, providing $1,400 through the Tami’s Heart fundraiser.

Scott said she’s enjoying her time at home during the recovery, but is eager to return to work.

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