Hi,
My friends dad had a heart attack which was followed by heart failure. he is currently in hospital hooked up to drips and all that..and they postponed surgery because he had low blood pressure and said they would have to do it in a month. they took of the dopamine drip today and they are still trying to stablize him. they said they isn't anything else they can do and when he is stable they are going to discharge him. my question is, and i could be very limited on details here i know....what are the chances of him surviving this and being able to live a normal life? normal being able to walk, and do for himself?
oh yes and they found out he was aniemic to...
2007-02-11 16:27:34 · 9 answers · asked by micheypoo 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
No need to stress, no matter how many answers you get here, it is all up to the man upstairs and he will shock you everytime. All are in my prayers and just keep head up and positive and know you could have changed nothing nor any answers here. I just hate to see so many take so much time to stress and worry when he has the only correct answer.
2007-02-11 16:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by bunnylatte 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Chances of surviving: fairly good at least for the immediate future. He made it past the initial heart attack and from what you are saying, the doctors sound like they think he will live to discharge and be able to undergo surgery in a month. Making it past that initial heart attack is a big step.
2. Chances of a "normal" life: his life may drastically change. But there's a good chance his brain is okay, and thus he will be the same person in terms of his personality.
Bottom line: be supportive of your friend. We just don't know what will happen. Just be there. The support and love that you give will have a positive effect upon your friend's dad, and thus increase the chances of survival and recovery.
Good luck. It is so nice that you are concerned about your friend's dad. Your friend is lucky to have you.
2007-02-12 00:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by Tom Heston 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When his body has overcome the shock of having a heart attack and has rested well then with the right medication and care his chances of recovery are good!
The drips that he is hooked up to now are to assist his heart with the normal functions as it recovers.
It is going to be a little bit of waiting game as such as these things take time.
I would presume that they may put him on various medication to take when he goes home, such as water tablets (for the heart failure) and other heart stabilising drugs which will need to be taken on a daily basis, they may also put him on iron tablets if he is still anaemic.
I would ask your friend to talk to the staff at the hospital and voice his/her concerns and ask then what they should expect.
I wish him all the very best for a speedy recovery.
2007-02-12 00:48:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know from experience with my mother she had heart failure and it is in stages, I doubt that he will recover from this it will get worse, my mother had a by pass and it didn't help she died 7 months later. If you ask in the hospital they have information on the stages of heart failure or you should be able to get information booklets at your doctors surgery. He will progressively get worse and suffer from shortness of breath especially at night or when lying down. Sorry couldn't give you better news. It's something you need to judge for yourself, that's what I did and if they told him there is nothing else they can do then they must be telling him something. Heart failure is a disorder in which the heart loses the ability to pump blood efficiently throughout the body and treatment will slow the progression and may increase his quality of life but he will suffer gradual deterioration .
2007-02-12 09:02:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am living with heart disease after having a heart attack and aortic valve surgery last year,i waited 7 months after my heart attack k for surgery as the heart needed to settle down after such a shock, i am on loads of medication but my life although I'm not as active hasn't changed that much in fact for the better in some ways as i tend not to do everything at a fast pace. Everyone is different so only time and the doctors and tests will be able to provide the answers, keep you chin up
2007-02-12 12:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by JANICE N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The prognosis for your friend's father is questionable. The anemia is probably irrelevant at this point. If he is still hypotensive, he may remain on vasopressors until his BP stabilizes and he can be DC'd. He may still be able to have the surgery in a month pending his condition. This is a wait and see situation.
2007-02-12 00:42:40 · answer #6 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Time is the only thing that will really give you the answer, for best guesses you need to be asking the Doctors looking after your friends Dad.
2007-02-12 00:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably too soon to tell. They are still trying to stabilize him. The good news is that it sounds like he is getting good medical care to help him through this critical period. I hope he does get better soon and is able to return to being independent.
2007-02-12 00:36:51 · answer #8 · answered by vegan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is wait and see love.
It sounds as though he is making good progress, but no doctor or nurse can say for sure. I hope he makes it - many do. Good luck
xx
2007-02-12 00:34:05 · answer #9 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋