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Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20153 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Take care, do what the medics say, don't get stressed about not being able to do things. They may also try to restrict how much you can pickup and carry. I have heard one person say his doctor told him nothing more heavier than a six pack of soda pop. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
...and don't be surprised if you have some "strange effects" - for example for many months my brother could't lift a sheet of writing paper above shoulder height while was quite capable of stacking cans on a shelf above head height, then one day there was a loud click from his ribs and everything worked properly. Generally doctors will be quite conservative when saying how much you should lift or carry, and will normally start you off at quite low loads which they increase as the healing proceeds. The biggest area of concern isn't the repairs to the heart, but the ribs and chest muscles healing. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Kevin Olley Send message Joined: 3 Aug 99 Posts: 906 Credit: 261,085,289 RAC: 572 |
Take it slow and easy, do not try to rush things, it will take a long while before things get back to normal or near normal. My dad had a bad attack, he was very lucky, he was very near one of the very few hospitals at that time that was able to do the surgery, he had a quad bypass and lived for another 40 years before old age finally caught up with him last year. Kevin |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Phud Redux Send message Joined: 20 Apr 16 Posts: 270 Credit: 2,976,272 RAC: 1 |
thanks all. tomorrow at 8pm i will have a quadruple bypass. all my pre-op tests look good. see you guys in a week or so. |
Stargate (SA) Send message Joined: 4 Mar 10 Posts: 1854 Credit: 2,258,721 RAC: 0 |
Best wishes Phud see you online soon, look after yourself mate.. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Good luck. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
A quad bypass is one of those magic ops if my little brother is anything to go by. The day before his he looked a horrid grey colour, then a couple of days after the op he had a decent skin colour and was almost back to his chirpy self. Just remember that your ribs will take a fair time to get back to normal and do exactly as the doc and physio terrorist tell you. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Sending positive thoughts you way, Phud. |
TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
God bless, Phud. You will be in my thoughts and prayers for your operation. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Hope to see you back online, soon! The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. We don't need to remind you of the incredible advances medicine has made in recent years, so do your best to relax and put your trust in science. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Kevin Olley Send message Joined: 3 Aug 99 Posts: 906 Credit: 261,085,289 RAC: 572 |
Best wishes Kevin |
Phud Redux Send message Joined: 20 Apr 16 Posts: 270 Credit: 2,976,272 RAC: 1 |
well, i made it. had to go in twice because i wouldn't stop bleeding around the grafts. been home about ten days. walking up and down stairs. been out to eat 3 or 4 times. i have no appetite yet. my taste buds and nose have not resumed full function. hospital food ....don't get me started. the only trouble i am having is the leg they took two of the grafts from. still some pain there. as for my chest, just a little pain when i cough. had the first post op yesterday, the Dr's said that i was way ahead of where i should be. all that clean living, i guess. thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. i really appreciate every single one. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Glad to read you are heading in the right direction :-) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Thanks for checking in. I was thinking about you. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20153 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Sure it was clean living? Heard it said this way. "I must have done something right in a previous life." |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Good to hear that you're up and about. Cheers. |
Stargate (SA) Send message Joined: 4 Mar 10 Posts: 1854 Credit: 2,258,721 RAC: 0 |
Great to hear your back on your feet, just don't over do it for a while... |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Great to hear your back on your feet, just don't over do it for a while... +1 |
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