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Pre-surgery worries

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

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  • By heart-bypass-soon · New reply November 16, 2009
  • 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 ...

a visit to the PV Clinic

homh
  • By homh · New reply June 29, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • On 6 July I am scheduled to go in for my pre-op testing. Among the visits, I have an appointment in the PV Clinic. Actually I have two appointments there, one in PV Lab-A and then a second one in PV Lab-C ...

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homh
  • By homh · New reply June 6, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • I am a new member and was looking for a place to post and introduce myself. I havent had the surgery yet, its scheduled in about two weeks though dont have the exact date. I went through a stage of worry ...

Pre surgery worries

kath1200
  • By kath1200 · New reply April 22, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Hi there, My mother has been told that she needs to have a triple bypass and she just keeps saying how scared she is. She is putting it off and putting it off due to fear of the heart-lung machine - she ...

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