How many of you have had heart valve surgery?
I had a cardiac arrest 2 years ago. 5 artery bypass. Toughest part was recovering breathing as they put you on a heart/lung machine and collapse the lungs to do the procedure. If you're a smoker the The recovery will be longer. Also cut through your breastbone. That takes 3-6 months to heal. After that you'll feel 20 years younger.
The whole deal I admit is scary. Personally I did not have any real pain afterwards, I was in IC for like 24 hours, then on the heart floor1 day, and I was outta there. I rested about 1 week after I got home, I was walking a 1/2 mi every morning then.
Your time at this deal will be a walk in the park!
I went to the hospital feelng "off" and going into a cold swat, NO pain. I get there and they put in 2 tints, did not like how my arteries came out of my heart, so elected the triple bypass, They said I had 2 arteries 98% closed. They had put me on blood thinner right after the stints so they say 5 days for that to do away., before they can do surgery. Well it took me 7 days. By then Houston had 25 inches of rain from Harvey, flooding everywhere. Evacuating hospitals and moving patients in and out of many hospitals including mine The flood water had come with 1/4 mi of ours Military helicopters coming and going for days, on generator, NO TV! for days, we live 1 hr away, the roads were flooded and wife could not get there, even for the operation. OH yea, my operation got delayed another 3 days because of labor day!!! I was there 18 days total should have been there 3!!!!!! lol
One thing I will mention. You can not use your arms to lift yourself up after this deal, till you heal. You will be shown some techniques to help you get up with just your legs. You lean forward as you rise up, and that helps.
