Heart Bypass Surgery Support Group

Inspire connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration... More about this group

Exercise Meditations

By viking55803 · New reply 8:03 am
Journal · 8 replies
Exercise, exercise, exercise - it's good for what ails you. There is a lot of debate about diet, but not much about exercise. Sure, you can overdo it, but few of us do. Even when we find an exercise program ...

Overdoing the exercise?

By flans · Posted 8:00 am
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 0 replies
Hello...I am very active, early 50s. Had heart bypass surgery just before Christmas (about 5 months ago). Ran a 5k in March! Play basketball once a week and try to walk or do light runs on treadmill about ...

Off Topic - Contemplation

By ROBO_Pop · New reply 3:18 am
Journal · 5 replies
The hot Arizona days bring on a warm wind that trails across the desert stirring up the loose surface sand and filling the atmosphere with fine dust that can strip the chrome off a door knob. It certainly ...

Year of Gratitude- 2013

By amarettosour · New reply yesterday at 11:43 pm
Journal · 375 replies
Happy New Years To All Inspire Members! I have decided to start a journal for gratitude for the new year. 2012 is behind us and its time to move forward. I know that life has it's challenges and I have ...

Blood Thinners After CABG

By Rcstory12 · New reply yesterday at 11:29 pm
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 3 replies
I was on plavix for 10 yrs. I started after my first stent at age 40. Then another at 43. CABG at 50. Heart Surgeon prescribed it when I left the hospital but my cardiologist did not. Are most still on ...

non union of the sternum

By lpierce · New reply yesterday at 11:23 pm
Discussion in Pre-surgery worries · 3 replies
I have been told by my plastic surgeon that I need reconstructive surgery with sternal talons. Has anyone else had this surgery and how long is recovery time? Did it help with the pain? Please everyone ...

Ladies wear a bra, post-surgery

By LynnDel · New reply yesterday at 11:19 pm
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 29 replies
Sadly, this was some thing that was never told to me. And lets just say, the girls are not where they use to be. Plus with the weight of gravity pulling on the scare tissue can also not pretty. Think ...

Increased heart rate at night time

By Brave-heart · New reply yesterday at 9:40 pm
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 7 replies
Has anyone experienced waking up, mostly after dreaming, with increased heart rate. Which settles down pretty quick. Funny thing is the dreams are not scary, sometimes quite the opposite. I spoke with ...

Hello!

By boogielu_23 · New reply yesterday at 8:00 pm
Journal · 3 replies
Wow it's hard to believe that it's been a couple of years since I made a journal entry! I do apologize but life has been hectic. We've since bought a place in the country close to the lake and been busy ...

getting fit and training..

By ackas · New reply yesterday at 6:31 pm
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 9 replies
hello there, i was just wondering if any of you have tried to get fit by hitting the gym, and if so how hard you can push your self and any good or bad experiences you may have encountered..? i had a ...

Back to work....

By Cindylou1961 · New reply yesterday at 4:00 pm
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 13 replies
Hi everyone, I felt the need to post as I am going back to work tomorrow following my CABG x 3 10 weeks ago. It is amazing the way that time passes, and although I have improved in many ways, I still ...

how to cope with depression

By maet · New reply yesterday at 10:43 am
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 10 replies
Hi it`s been a1 year and 4 months . But not feelling the will to do things , not motivated has become normal to me. I only see the bad things, the untidy house, the noise, the people who does not care ...

My dad

By Dadcabg · New reply yesterday at 9:37 am
Discussion in Family and friends · 2 replies
My dadis 2 days post CABGx3. He was doing really well. He left the ICU On post op day 1. He began having shortness of breath and low oxygen saturation. He was put back in CVICU and has pneumonia. Is this ...

8 months and new chest discomfort

By closedheart · New reply yesterday at 6:39 am
Discussion in Rehabilitation and continuing treatment · 13 replies
Hi All, I am 8 months out and have started with something new I cannot find a reason for. Every time I lean forward as if to bend over I get pain on the left side of chest. I can not differentiated as ...

What happened to my voice?

By mikeman · New reply yesterday at 3:23 am
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 5 replies
CABG X 3 Dec 2012. I have been a serious musician for as long as I can remember, but since the surgery my singing voice sounds like a cat with laryngitis. It has improved slightly but it seems like I ...

Massage

By SomaW · New reply May 22, 2013
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 5 replies
Just want to share: I just had an hour-long massage by a registered massage therapist, who has been doing this work for 35 years and recently took a trip to China to learn some different techniques. It ...

For Those With Defibrillators - Rumor or Not?

By gracie62 · New reply May 22, 2013
Journal · 3 replies
I had to share this because it is on MSN News. That does not, of course, make it true. But on the off-hand chance there is something to this I thought people should at least be aware of it. Amazing what ...

1 year aniversery

By John-cornelius · New reply May 22, 2013
Discussion in Rehabilitation and continuing treatment · 9 replies
Thursday was my 45 Birthday, my Grandsons 1st Birthday, My 1 year aniversery of being completely Nicotine free and one year from my heart attack. Saturday was one year from my open heart surgery and starting ...

thinking of death

By playgirlcarol · New reply May 22, 2013
Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 17 replies
can anyone tell me why I keep thinking about death all the time its been now 18 months when I had my heart attack and treble bypass I even dream about it or about my father-in-law that died over 4 years ...

Aneurism Surgery AAA Endovascular Repair

By katierose · New reply May 22, 2013
Discussion in Rehabilitation and continuing treatment · 6 replies
I was just wondering if there was anyone else who has had the aneurism surgery as well as bypass x 4 ...

Log in to see more

Things you can do

Discussion topics

Community leaders

Inspire others

Together we're better - Inspire Heart Bypass Surgery Support Group

Support your group with badges for your e-mail, website, blog, and more ...

About this community

Inspire connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration.