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zanana1

(6,103 posts)
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 02:07 PM Jun 2016

second cardiac bypass surgery is over!

About a month ago I wrote;



About a month ago I wrote;

Need good vibes from you guys.





I have to have a second heart bypass surgery in six days. One of my grafts from my first surgery is blocked and giving me chest pain. I've had all the tests.
I'm sure there must be people here who have a "zipper". Maybe someone call tell me if they've had a second surgery and how it went. It's higher risk than the first one. I was 38 then and I'm 64 now. I have alot of scarring.

I haven't let on to anyone that I'm scared, but somehow, I can tell you.

Good vibes and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


I am now in a rehab facility, recovering from my second bypass surgery. The surgery went well and in the minutes and hours leading up to the surgery, I thought of all the support my DU family gave me when I was scared. Thank you, guys, from the bottom of my heart. Without you, I might not have had the courage to go through with it.

Thanks again and much love,

zanana

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second cardiac bypass surgery is over! (Original Post) zanana1 Jun 2016 OP
Great news. GentryDixon Jun 2016 #1
Wonderful News to hear! Now take care of yourself and get well! Fla Dem Jun 2016 #2
My dear zanana! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2016 #3
Yay! Bet you bounce right back. nt Laffy Kat Jun 2016 #4
Try this... Binkie The Clown Jun 2016 #5
Glad you made it. Technology has improved quite a bit over those 25 years! nt eggplant Jun 2016 #6
Great news!!! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #7
Thanks for the update... Phentex Jun 2016 #8
YES! HAPPY DANCE irisblue Jun 2016 #9
Glad to hear you are doing well! femmocrat Jun 2016 #10

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,528 posts)
3. My dear zanana!
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 02:41 PM
Jun 2016

I am very happy to hear that all went well for you!

You are now on your way to a happier, healthier life!

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
5. Try this...
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 04:04 PM
Jun 2016

Here's a cardiologist, heart surgeon, and researcher with 35+ years at the Cleveland Clinic who has found a way to help his patients avoid having to get stents and bypasses repeated. A life-saving book.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,315 posts)
7. Great news!!!
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 05:00 PM
Jun 2016

At the time, I didn't feel this Rodney joke would have been appropriate. But now that you are ok...


When asked how long he will be in the hospital after the operation, Dangerfield quipped, "If things go right, I'll be there about a week, and if things don't go right, I'll be there about an hour and a half!"


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