2007-01-09 07:44:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
first of all take a deep breath! now let it out slowly and try to relax a little bit. i know you are really frightened and upset but while
triple bypass surgery sounds pretty darn scary they do it all the time now a days and it is getting to be fairly routine for heart surgeons.
my friend had her surgery 20 years ago when it wasn't as common place as now, and she not only survived - she thrived after the surgery. she is still going strong.
our neighbor had it last year and went from being totally exhausted 24/7 to running three times a week, taking his family camping, taking his wife dancing and enjoying life 100 times more than he ever thought possible.
your dad will be fine and your job right now is to present yourself to him as a calm, confident person. give him a kiss, tell him you love him, tell him he will be fine and you will be waiting for him to come out of surgery!
good luck and god bless!
2007-01-09 08:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by tess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry your afraid. I know how that feels. My father had his first heart attack when he was just 28 I was 6. He had 4 more heart attacks and then had a quadruple bypass when I was 21. At the age of 51 he had to have a heart transplant. He recovered after each and everyone and even played golf two weeks after his transplant. Your father will be fine. They do so many of these surgery's that the success rate is outstanding. He will be sore for several weeks and with proper diet and exercises he will live a long and healthy life. My father lived almost 13 years after his transplant. This is also with the added battle of cancer. He died last Tuesday. But the bypass and transplant gave him many more years to be w/ us. Good luck.
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2007-01-09 15:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by GI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The good news is this operation is done all across the U.S. on a daily basis. Yes, there are risks. However, the surgeons who do the bypass operations are specialists who do it repeatedly. The greater fear is complications that have little to do with the bypass. In general, if you Dad is in good health otherwise, things will work out. We have a friend over 80 who had a 5-bypass and is playing tennis again.
2007-01-09 15:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by Blu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Triple by pass is very common today.
And, he'll probably be better for it in
the long run.
2007-01-09 15:52:20 · answer #4 · answered by kyle.keyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him as much support as possible and dont forget to tell him that you love him very much!
2007-01-09 19:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by cj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋