Quadruple Bypass Heart Surgery?!?!?

Question

My grandpa desperately needs to have quadruple bypass surgery done. His platelets are low though so he cannot go under the knife for fear his blood won’t clot and heal correctly. Prednisone hasn’t succeeded in changing his platelet count and he should be in surgery Monday. Seriously bad things can happen if you delay heart operations. He’s already had a stint collapse and I’m scared! Has anyone gone through this? Had a family member, friend? What can I do? What will happen?

Excuse moi for mispelling "stent"
It's very difficult to tell yourself not to worry when such an important part of your life is in jeopardy.

Oh...and thanks for the consolation.

Answer 1

Is there any reason they won't give him a platlet transfusion?

And giving prednisone makes me think that he probably has another disease occurring that is causing him to loose all his platlets. If so, they can't transfuse him.

Sounds to me his case is more complicated than you are aware of. Yahoo answers might not be the best source of information, since you are not able to give us all the info.

If you get more info, I would be happy to try and help though.

Answer 2

Stop fretting. You have no control of this. And why don't you read information on bypass surgery and heart disease. Oh it's STENT not stint.

I love the only_solo_rose's answer. Honey, I have heart disease, I've already have 3 angioplasties and an implanted ICD, and my parents died from coronary disease. But the difference is that I educated myself about the disease. BTW, you spelled MISSPELLING wrong.

How is your life in jeopardy? It's his heart.

Answer 3

There is nothing you can do, except maybe pray if you are religious. Obviously, if he cannot withstand the surgery, and his heart's vessels are obstructed, he will likely suffer a heart attack and die. The appropriate people to ask such questions are his doctors.