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Thanksgiving Blessings
- By maureengraz · New reply yesterday at 7:57 pm
- Journal · 1 reply
- I hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving! I know our family will be reflecting back on how this past year changed our lives... Enjoy ...
triple bypass
- By carol1220 · New reply yesterday at 11:32 am
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 8 replies
- Hi everyone. I am so glad found this site! I had an emergent triple bypass on 7/9/09. My postop recovery was great untill about 3 wks ago. All of a sudden I feel so overwhelmed at work. I cry over the ...
My bypass lasted 20 years
- By Old-timer · New reply yesterday at 11:07 am
- Journal · 14 replies
- September of 1985 I needed to have 5 bypass surgery. My experience with a heart attack required quick attention. My job was truck driver. Had the heart attack at home (lucky) and next day was operated ...
7 weeks after bypass & aorta dissection
- By Holywell · Posted yesterday at 10:57 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- Hi all, I am new to this website and I was wondering if you guys have the same problems that I have right now. I was suppose to have angioplasty & stents done 7 weeks (Oct, 7, 2009)ago but during the ...
7 weeks post op
- By yazz · New reply November 24, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Hi All.......7 weeks post op ....time flys......I had some blood tests done the last visit to the hospital all fine...including my iron and cholesteral....all good news....I should of started rehab this ...
4 weeks since my bypass
- By frankie42 · New reply November 24, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- it been 4 weeks since my bypass surgery i went yesterday to sign up for rehab ,im alittle scared of doing it ,i guess its just me but i was wondering if anybody eles felt this way im afraid to get my ...
Amazing!
- By maureengraz · New reply November 20, 2009
- Journal · 17 replies
- Vince spent three hours raking leaves and mowing the lawn today without any shortness of breath. All that with an EF of 25%!!!!!! Simply amazing ...
Archery
- By GlennD · New reply November 19, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 6 replies
- Hi All Had triple by-pass surgery five weeks ago at age of 45. Recovery is going great with thanks to God and a "re-set" in life at getting a second chance. Still can't wait to get the first decent sneeze ...
6 weeks and my first big problem, my heart started to race.
- By Ainterne · New reply November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 13 replies
- I have been recoverting slowly but ok after my triple and then all of a sudden on Wed my heart rate jumped to 160 and wouldn't budge. So it to hospital I went and they got it fixed.....but even after ...
Shortness of Breath/Sternum poping
- By Bros · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 0 replies
- Hi everyone,this is my 1st post...I had triple bypass surgery 5/26/09.The rehab was going fine till my blood pressure was getting out of control,my doctor changemy bp meds. Then while walking in late ...
Good days and Bad...
- By frankie42 · New reply November 18, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- First i want to thank everyone for the replys i get on the site your wonderful loving people,helpful to.Ive had 9 good days , until today i went to heart path it was good,then went home to do so laundry,thats ...
So Far So Good!
- By TACH · New reply November 18, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- Hi Everyone, Well I'm just about at my 3 year mark since my triple bypass. Since graduating from rehab I've been working pretty heavy on cardio and weight training. It's pretty amazing how resilient the ...
Feeling friskey?
- By StevieD67 · New reply November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 8 replies
- Have a question for you all, because I have not seen it mentioned, and its something I've been wondering about; so rather than wait until someone brings it up, I thought I would pick your brains... Has ...
Healing pains versus heart attack pain
- By MacAttack · New reply November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 13 replies
- Has anyone else had these symptoms? I had CABGx4 on June 23 (7 weeks ago). Although I feel better, I still get these chest pains usually when I try laying down in bed. It feels somewhat iike my heart ...
who else is is listening?
- By lennyone123 · New reply November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 16 replies
- had my surgery 2 weekjs ago tomm any one else feeling sad every day.pain goes from take my breath away to bearable ...
Still Smoking?
- By hermitmike · New reply November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 14 replies
- I have to ask this,,after getting out and about a little now,I have seen an spoke with several folks who had bypass (s) and they are smoking as normal, I asked WHY? They sware they feel better smoking ...
able to smile..
- By frankie42 · New reply November 16, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- its been 5 weeks now since bypass and im filling better more like myself ,well almost depression has lifted alot and im sleeping better,maybe it heart rehab,but i think that alot of it has to do by the ...
Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- By heart-bypass-soon · New reply November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Pre-surgery worries · 5 replies
- Ok, so I just saw this heart bypass surgery video and I am totally freaking out. Has anyone here ever undergone "TECAB"? (especially anyone male in their mid 60s? BMI: 30.1) My doctor said it is much ...
Numbness in left hand during exercise
- By June1309 · New reply November 15, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 1 reply
- I had my GABG about 5 months ago. I noticed lately when I exercise on the treadmill; I feel numbness in my left hand. It goes away after I finish the exercise. I spoke to my Cardiologist today, and he ...
H1N1
- By celeritas · New reply November 13, 2009
- Discussion in Life after heart bypass surgery · 5 replies
- My wife and most/all of my friends said they are not going to get the swine flu shot (or mist). I am thinking I will (if my number ever comes up) ... just because I'm not sure about this body I live in ...
