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Heart Cath contiued...............

luckydog

luckydog

Charter Member 2014
Went ahead and had that heart cath done....last Monday..........
you guys were right........."easy peasy"! It was the triple by-pass surgery two days ago that kicked my ass !!!!!.
Just got out of ICU, and I can barely move !!!!


LD
 
And it will be a while before you are back to normal. Recovery from bypass surgery takes a while, but you will get through it.
 
Hey, Dog - Sorry to hear that you had to have OHS but glad that you got the surgery and that it does the trick for you. I just got home from having a nuclear stress test soo that my cardio Doc can be sure that my stents are doing okay. It seems that , at our stages of life, instea of going out for a beer we go out for another procedure. lol

Hope you feel better, and get better, soon. I'll be thinking good thoughts for you!

LA
 
well...the good thing is ..you can say "the by-pass" surgery is over"....and its not your wife telling us you wont be posting anymore.....so in my opinion...good on ya.....welcome back..take it easy on yourself...and take care of yourself.....
 
Wonderful outcome, glad things went well. At least now you can get some rest, never let a body do that in ICU do they.
 
Word of advice

They told me not to lift anything heaveir than a cellphone for 2 or 3 months. after my double. Well first day home decided I wanted a glass of milk. Ended up on the floor in pain with a gallon of milk every where but the glass an my Wife laughn' at me. She said the Nuse bet her 10 spot I'd forget about lifting in 2 days, she bet less than 24 hours. Good Luck the worst is over.
 
Glad everything went well, Dog. I've had two triples, 18 months apart. T Square passed on good advice about not lifting anything remotely heavy (they told me no more than five pounds). If you carry anything, even a cup of coffee, hold it close to your body to minimize the fulcrum effect. You'd be surprised how heavy a cup of coffee can be when held away, and not even arm's length. My second bypass was far less painful than the first, so I didn't watch the weight restriction like I should have. I managed to pull a chest muscle, I guess, and to this day, 14 years later, it still twinges on occasion.

Recovery is faster and easier than you might think now. Take it easy, enjoy life, and you'll be better than new in no time. I was playing golf 10 weeks after each bypass.

Be good to yourself and take care,

Bob
 
Good to hear you're on the mend Lucky, hang in there and behave yourself, things come in their own time
 
Glad you're on the mend! I had a triple in 2005 and after I got to the house, my wife had me up and moving, slow, at first....walking to the mailbox, walking to the stop sign at the end of the road...etc.
Baby steps. Then I had eight weeks of cardiac rehab that went a long way in getting me back to normal.

It'll come, just takes some time. However, since the surgery, I'm much more susceptible to cold temps than I was before. It's like my internal thermostat got kicked upside down. Never has reset itself.
 
I had a stent placement following a massive heart attack on April 25, 2001. Never experienced pain like that in my life. Woke up in ICU w/nurse shaking my leg and asking questions. Didn't want to wake up, some of the best sleep I ever had in my life, bar none. Once it was over, I had the same restriction re: weights. Had a good laugh at my 2nd level supervisor who called me at the house and said if I got bored with things at home, and if I could drive, I could always come down to the office (?!?!) and chew the rag with the guys until I felt better. Like telling a burn patient to spend some time under the sun lamp, I guess. About one month after surgery, my little bride was beginning to feel a little frisky so at my next dr's visit, with her in tow, I told dr she had something to ask him. After her hemming and hawing, he asked and answered the question, told her to take it easy on me but "he's good for it now" - just no swinging from the chandeliers, please!

Our office was on the 2nd floor in a building at Naval Support Activity New Orleans (now defunct). When I say 2nd floor, I mean a good 25 feet above ground level. Had a cane in one hand, rail in the other and I still had to pause about every 3rd or 4th step to get my breath. Took a while to get over that. Never violated the weight lifting restriction and as result have had no ill effects from the stent itself. I lost about 30% of heart function, even after rehab. Dr. in NOLA, Tulane Univ put me on an excellent drug cocktail which I still continue. There MOST DEFINITELY is life after an MI and/or cardiac surgery, and with a few minor adjustments you can live life to the fullest. Consider the additional time you've been given and what you're meant to do with it, and reflect on that now and then.:salute:
 
It'll come, just takes some time. However, since the surgery, I'm much more susceptible to cold temps than I was before. It's like my internal thermostat got kicked upside down. Never has reset itself.
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Agree with you on that one too. It could be 90 degrees outside one minute I'm sweating the next I need a jacket. It seems worse since my cancer surgery.
 
All good advice LD.
I've had no such problems and the sight of all the freaking staples that one of my mates was wearing after his bypass surgery was a great incentive to keep up my 'Army' fitness regime.
That and my darling wife's overly graphic description, [All surgeons are masochists but women are truly scary!!] complete with sound effects, of the use of the Rib Cutters snapped me right into line.
So take it slow and easy ......... :kilroy:
 
I wish my French surgeon had told me not to lift anything for a few months after my stent! I lifted some doors and put my back out by collapsing a disc or two & trapping my sciatic nerve - very painfull for a couple of months until given some strong painkillers. Now a bit better after specialist physio but still have some trouble.
So I think its the after effects of the surgery drugs that weaken the muscles, so please no lifting - I would say for 6 months in order to let the drugs flush out of your system.
Good luck on your recovery & keep taking the tablets!!!
Keith
 
Home Again Home gain Jiggedy Jig.........

The Doc yanked the staples from my sternum this AM and I'm HOME !!??!!!
Thanks for all the advice, well wishes and sharing of your personal experiences.

I don't recall being in this amount of pain ever in my life, but I've got a load of oxy-codone (?) to help get me thru.

I wanted to post a pic of my "zipper", but Mrs. Dog said "NO".

Busy putting together flight sim "hops lists" for when I'm not out walking.....

Thanks again guys..... you've been great !!

LD
 
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