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KathyH
Dawn, Best wishes for your surgery . Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us posted.
Kathy H.
Kathy H.
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hi dawn!
a quick welcome to this site and then onto letting you know that we will all be thinking of you and praying for you tomorrow and wed.
you are so lucky in that the waiting period before surgery is usually the worst part, but you are here already.
who is doing your surgery at ny pres?
please have someone post and let us know how it all went.
wishing you all the best, sylvia
a quick welcome to this site and then onto letting you know that we will all be thinking of you and praying for you tomorrow and wed.
you are so lucky in that the waiting period before surgery is usually the worst part, but you are here already.
who is doing your surgery at ny pres?
please have someone post and let us know how it all went.
wishing you all the best, sylvia
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I will be watching for the post that tells us all you are doing okay.
Welcome to the site. You will soon be able to help someone else with the knowledge that you gain while you are in the hospital. Every day they are doing new and diffferent things and you will be be a brand new information source.
Welcome to the site. You will soon be able to help someone else with the knowledge that you gain while you are in the hospital. Every day they are doing new and diffferent things and you will be be a brand new information source.
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Harpoon
First off, I don't remember ANY of this...
If it's any consolation (and please don't take this the wrong way, I've had a life long heart defect that's pretty unique and not commonly seen in people over the age of thirty (in fact, there's no one over the age of 45 that has it because they couldn't fix it before the '60's...)
I had a pretty rough time my first month after the surgery. I was on a ventilator and spent most of my time under pretty heavy sedation. The time I wasn't as sedated I communicated with my fiance (we're married now) through a chart she made up of the letters of the alphabet.
My memory starts about a week or so AFTER they removed the tube, that's about five weeks or so after surgery, and even then it's a bit fuzzy.
Talk to your surgeon about your concerns. There are a number of things they can do to alleviate them, including, possibly, an anit-anxiety medication.
The last thing they want is for you to walk into that hospital in a panic attack, it won't help you before surgery, it won't help you during surgery, and it won't help you afterwards.
A comfortable patient heals faster. Mental attitude is really important and they will do whatever they can to make sure you're comfortable and not agitated.
Mind you, I don't remember ANY of this at all, nothing!
If it's any consolation (and please don't take this the wrong way, I've had a life long heart defect that's pretty unique and not commonly seen in people over the age of thirty (in fact, there's no one over the age of 45 that has it because they couldn't fix it before the '60's...)
I had a pretty rough time my first month after the surgery. I was on a ventilator and spent most of my time under pretty heavy sedation. The time I wasn't as sedated I communicated with my fiance (we're married now) through a chart she made up of the letters of the alphabet.
My memory starts about a week or so AFTER they removed the tube, that's about five weeks or so after surgery, and even then it's a bit fuzzy.
Talk to your surgeon about your concerns. There are a number of things they can do to alleviate them, including, possibly, an anit-anxiety medication.
The last thing they want is for you to walk into that hospital in a panic attack, it won't help you before surgery, it won't help you during surgery, and it won't help you afterwards.
A comfortable patient heals faster. Mental attitude is really important and they will do whatever they can to make sure you're comfortable and not agitated.
Mind you, I don't remember ANY of this at all, nothing!
hensylee
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Harpoon - you and Ross musta had similar experiences. Thought we'd never get him home. I think he was in about six weeks. But here he is - every day. He had lung issues
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ccrawford
Dawn - Nobody was more petrified of the tube than I. Be sure you tell both your surgeon and your cardio of your concerns and they will convey this to the folks in ICU who will keep you in lala land until you can breathe on your own. I spent two days in ICU because they didn't have a bed for me elsewhere. My cardio passed the word to them and I don't remember a thing about the whole ICU procedure - In fact, I think I'll ask for a tour of the ICU because I really don't remember a thing. Hope this helps - Chris
