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Life after heart bypass surgery
What happends if a bypass fails
- By yazz · Posted 4:57 pm
- 0 replies
- I have stents which are rejected by my body. I have had a mammory artery bypass which is giving me problems. Doe anyone know what happends after that if the by pass dont work?.....It was a single bypass ...
Good News! I played racquetball and didn't die!
- By agentsl9 · New reply 10:09 am
- 4 replies
- There's a lot of worry and fear and uncertainty that comes along with stents and bypass (both of which I've had). And this site has been marvelous in helping me vent and ask questions and know that I'm ...
Emotions after surgery
- By Kimberly40 · New reply July 2, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hello everyone, I am 41 and I had triple bypass surgery in November 2008. I am going through some emotional days; I will start crying for no reason. I have days that I hate looking at the scars that I ...
Questions about Recovery Problems from 5 way bypass
- By mrmuncy · New reply June 28, 2009
- 4 replies
- I had the bypass in February of this year i still dont feel that good i also have diabetes an i have congestive heart failure i taught after bypass i would be feeling much better Heart doctor says i am ...
16 weeks out and feeling shakey
- By agentsl9 · New reply June 17, 2009
- 4 replies
- I had my bypass (LAD) 16 weeks ago. I've been doing really well with my recovery except for the "wall" I hit every five days or so where I'm simply exhausted. I've even fallen asleep in meetings at work ...
Blood Test
- By lostinwoods · Posted June 16, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had a low white blood cell count. I have been on a down hill slant since my bypass in September. I am not in the dangerous zone at this point, but it goes down every ...
Trying not to whine
- By lostinwoods · New reply June 16, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hello all, I am new to the group and have some questions and will try not to whine too much! I had my quintuple bypass about 8 and a half months ago and still don't feel well. I have pain with every breath ...
New doctor
- By Ef0168 · New reply June 10, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hello everyone By mere chance( my former doctor changed locations) I saw a new doctor today. This guy was great. It turns out he had a 5x bypass 17 yrs ago. He understood me like no one could unless you've ...
Short of breath and tired all the time
- By Ef0168 · New reply May 27, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello Everyone This is my first post but have read all your wonderful comments. I had a quad bypass 18 mths ago. Ever since the surgery I have been short of breath and tired all the time. When I tell ...
Almost 4 months
- By Chin-up · New reply May 23, 2009
- 5 replies
- Woo-Hoo!! We had the American Heart Association Walk yesterday and I did the 3 mile walk!! Yee-Ha! Just under 4 months ago I could barely get from the parking ramp of the hospital to the pre-op room ...
Recovery after 3xby pass surgery
- By Nonie · New reply May 9, 2009
- 7 replies
- It has been 5 weeks since my husban's 3xby pass surgery, he also had a heart attack hours before. Every time he coughs it brings tears to his eyes. It hurts so much. He is 58. How long will it hurt like ...
lots of questions
- By NewAllie · New reply April 29, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi Everyone, This is my first entry other than writing a book about my bypass expereince on my profile. I have so many questions. I had a triple bypass seven weeks ago. Has anyone experenced the sensation ...
Palpitatons after bypass normal?
- By agentsl9 · New reply April 26, 2009
- 1 reply
- The way I ended up there is about 4.5 years ago I started feeling mild chest pain when I exercised. At first it only happened every once and a while. I had many tests and many doctors look at me. They ...
Any advice?
- By braves · New reply April 25, 2009
- 1 reply
- I am a 54 year old male who has had three open heart surgeries and six stents. Eight weeks ago I had my third surgery and then last week had to have my sixth stent. It seems my problem is scar tissue ...
Where are the men?
- By bookman58 · New reply April 23, 2009
- 5 replies
- This discussion board has been my close friend for quite a while now. I am coming up on four years post CABG. I went through all the depression that I read about so often, and there have been times when ...
life after bypass?
- By seekinganswers · New reply March 30, 2009
- 4 replies
- Friends, I am facing bypass surgery. Can you please tell me how quality of your life is better now after the surgery and recovery? What activities do you do now that were impossible or difficult before ...
Still Smoking?
- By hermitmike · New reply March 8, 2009
- 5 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 ...
Scar Photo Essay
- By TheGoodEye · New reply February 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- I'm a photographer working on a photo essay on scars.The goal of this photographic art project is to document the impact of current surgical techniques on the human body. It is also intended to capture ...
