Coronary Artery Bypass

Anyone here had one?

Bill

 

My dad had two.

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How did the operation/recovery go?

 

In both cases, he was up and around in a remarkably short time. The first time, he had to lose a ton of weight and begin an exercise routine. He was walking daily in just a few months and ended up in much better shape than before. Know too that Dad's first procedure was when I was in high school -- Open heart surgery is much more refined now than it was then and I was surprised then at how quickly he bounced back then.

 

Hi Bill,

Are you a candidate?

 

A work friend of mine had one. He recovered very quickly, I guess the procedure is much refined. Similar to what mcdirector said about her dad, my friend is in better shape than before.

I even talked him into taking up Tai Chi, which he now loves.


Take care my friend!


Abner

 

Hi Bill:

I have a friend who recently underwent a corony by-pass. He was up and functioning in what seemed like no time, and he now has more energy and stamina than he says he has had in many years.

No thoracic surgery is absolutely routine and without risks, but this procedure is about as routine as it gets, as far as major surgery is concerned. Thousands have been done each week for a couple of decades. They must be pretty good at it by now, assuming we're talking about a hospital large enough that this is a common procedure for them.

marilynd

 

Have had a number of church members over the years that had one and all did very well.

 

Bill, my father had a triple bypass after one or two heart attacks due largely to his smoking habit. He stayed a couple of days in the hospital, recovering from anesthesia, and from the surgery, and soon after he was sent home. They took the arteries from his legs, and usedthem near his heart where there were couple of obstructions. The most difficult thing to cure was the sawing of the sternon (right word?). Not really difficult, a better word is unconfortable. He couldn´t swim the first summer, and that type of inconvenience. Three years later he is not perfect (because he keeps on smoking), but medication allows him to be OK, and having a good life. He is not working from age 57 but only because he had enough money saved to quit then not because illnes prevented him from keeping on working. I know of other people who had similar problem, and they all fully recovered. I think this is a well known intervention that it is "safe" although like any heart surgery it involves serious risks. That´s my experience with the bypasses.

 

Thanks. Helps to hear of the experiences of others.

Yeah looks like I need one. Just found it out! Thought I had acid reflux!

Neither a stent nor angioplasty will do. But results from angiogram says heart not damaged yet. Just not enough going through the coronary arteries , so have had some problems.

 

My prayers are and will be with you, my friend!

 

thanks Jimmy.

 

My prayers will join Jimmy's. Please let us know when its scheduled!

 

My best wishes, Bill.

 

To say "it's nothing" is an overstatement, Bill... but it's almost that these days. They're crackin' open your chest, so, in that sense, it's major, potentially-life-threatending surgery. On the other hand, it's so commonplace now, and they're so good at it, that some doctors damn-near stay home and just call it in. It's very different from when my dad had one back in the '80s.

But one thing hasn't changed: You'll hurt alot at first, of course; but, unlike the old days, you'll recover quickly. Just don't forget to pull the pillow against your chest whenever you cough at first. And do everything -- and I mean everything -- they tell you to do.

Seriously, you'll be fine. Let us know when it's gonna' happen.

You'll be in my prayers!

 

I was afraid you were gonna say that. We'll be praying; keep us up-to-date as to when you will have this so we can pray specifically.

Peace,

Matt

 

Bill,
Right it is very common place, my dad had a quad by-pass and the very next day...not even 24 hours later they tried to get him up walking.
I talked to the nurse; wondering why such a rush, she said it's not uncommon to have them walking about 1/2-3/4 mile within about 3 days (which was the set goal of 5 laps within the hallways of the heart center wing), heck in a week or less they sent his butt back home, and he was 70 when this occured! The doctor I talked to said he performs about 200 surgeries a year at the hospital my dad was in! I asked him what other hosptials he worked for he said "Three others"
I was floored; never knowing how tecnologically advanced the procedure had become until a man stopped and talked to me just outside my fathers door; here he was standing there, in his attempt of the 5 lap rule and told me the previous morning he had a heart attack!Somewhere between his attack and talking to me he had by-pass surgery...its simply remarkable what can be done!
The surgey is so refined, I saw may dads heart and the blockages on a cd the doctor had plugged into his laptop, and it was three dimensional, beating, with clarity, and he was rotating the whole image as if a cad drawing. And there was so much more....
The technology is simply unbelieveable!
Best wishes,
Gavin

 

I've known several guys to go through this procedure, all with very positive results. Clearly it's a serious piece of surgery but at this point it's practically routine. Best wishes,
Jack

 

To Bill Grover, greetings,

I know two gentlemen in their 60's who have had this type of procedure, and are know doing quite well!

And I believe so will you!

Wishing all the best for you in prayer!!