My brother is alive 40 years after this surgery. I just had it Dec. 23. Nightmarish recovery so far. They did'nt tell me what it would be like. Blood pressure is getting more consistent now. I felt better before the surgery. Still a little depressed. Lost over 20 pounds. Still have lesser of an appetite. No salk.>>No sugar.>>Low choesterol.>>What is left? I try to go back to work after 6 weeks. Good lck to anyone else who has been through this,
I had spinal surgery for a tumor & then had to have bilateral hip replacements back when I was 30 & the surgeries were so so soooooo bad. The suffering was blinding. And I’m left in crippling pain from it. Now I’m showing signs of some heart blockages & I’m worried if this surgery will be similar? How are you now? I hope you’re not still struggling. I’m scared tbh
@@jilligain3409 I still have chest pain when I cough. They gave me a whole new regimen of pills and all but one have dizzy side effects. Finally got my strength back and have gained back 10 pounds. It's been three months now and I do feel a little better. Still have trouble sleeping any way but on my back.
@@mansishukla1473 My brother started out with angioplasty and cholesterol is the problem. Very hard to control the bad cholesterol. Mine is finally in range thanks to zetia. It put bad cholesterol in range in 2 momths.
Sneeze, cough or break wind! Once back on the ward after a quintuple bypass I farted which sounded like someone sat on a duck, which made a nurse laugh, and I got the giggles and couldnt stop. Those nurses are not called Angels for nothing.
This is not accurate. You’re not supposed to be using a walker of any kind. It puts a lot of stress on the chest Where the incision took place. That’s why there’s a pillow. You’re supposed to use your legs and your abs to get up and down.
I'm feeling really freaked out about this whole thing but maybe I shouldn't be that freaked out at all I have a ASD and I'm 28 and I'm having to go to heart surgery. the thing I'm optimistic about is the recovery time should not be as long as my mom who is 55 she had leaky valve surgery I'm just getting a patched hole. it's probably just me I don't need to be freaked out at all
Hey Sean, I am having heart surgery for ASD too, I am 27. Freaking out too but the medical field is so advanced now a days we are in great hands! Good Luck
I'm having my 3rd open heart surgery next week. I'm 24, the last one was when I was 14. When you wake up you will feel uthoric. Yes, it can be painful at times, but nothing you cant handle. When you are in that moment everything is manageable.
It's Ironic that this horrible experience for the patient is not a cure. It just relives the symptoms and your bypasses can be useless in as few as 2-3 years. The Nurses have "Medications" to assist with constipation?...do they mean Laxatives and Suppositories??
It depends on what type of heart surgery you have. It was a cure for me. It's an awful experience, but sometime you have to go through it to feel better there's no other way to go about it
@@tanschi8449 I was referring to Bypass Surgery, which any Cardiologist will tell you is not a cure...it just bypasses blockages, and the bypass grafts themselves can later become clogged. My father had a Triple bypass and in less than 3 years all 3 of his bypasses were blocked. Yes, there are other types of Heart Surgery that are functionally a "cure". Glad you are doing well.
@@balancedactguy Thank you. I just felt I needed to point that out, because somone watching the video who is considering heart surgery might get the wrong idea or get scared.
@@tanschi8449 You're welcome, but again..it depends on what type of Heart Surgery you are having...not everything requires your Chest being Sawn Open with all the slow, painful ramifications that result from that, but plenty do. Oh Well!
@@balancedactguy I know, my sternum was sawn open and I had the three BIG drainage tubes coming out of my chest, as well as the external pacemaker. It was awful, but now I am able to take care of my kids, otherwise I would be dead. I am very sorry that your father and all of you, as a family, had to go through such a difficult surgery only to be faced with more problems so soon. Thank you for your concern and I never meant to bother you with my comment. If it did, I am truly sorry.
This video made it all look much worse than it was for me. Maybe I just have a high tolerance for pain. I had most of my problems gaining my equilibrium so I could comfortably and safely walk without a walker. Of course, I AM as old as the hills!
@@FSUSean2112 had to look that up, not too familiar on the process of that. I got my unicuspid valve replaced. Heart surgery was the easiest part for me, besides a catheter getting taken out and going back in like 3 times. I got readmitted 3 times, and have had a total of 6 tubes all together. I only had 1 with heart surgery, and didn't even wake up with a breathing tube. Pretty healthy guy, going in.. I got readmitted the first time for fluid around my heart and left lung, 2 liters together, then 2nd time 2 liters of fluid in my left lung, then 3rd time 1.5 liters in left lung. It's all cause, I'm young it suppose to be a straightforward surgery. I take 2 inflammatory pills now. I wrote this on my way to cardiac rehab lol. I can write more, once you respond back...
@@-SVN- A video blog shows a kid getting the tubes removed, he was prepared for it and didn't even flinch, took half a second, 1,2,3 out, just like that. looks like every patient and every hospital is different
