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Showing Original Post only (View all)My husband is having bypass surgery and an aortic valve replacement in the morning. [View all]
and I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight. I know we have a really good surgeon and that these operations are pretty common these days but that doesn't seem to help me rest. They are doing bypasses on 4 arteries plus the valve. I just keep telling myself that he will feel so much better in the long run and that the alternative is just another 6-12 months. Gosh I am scared. Wondering how long he can expect to be in the hospital and how long it will take him to recover. He's 75.
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My husband is having bypass surgery and an aortic valve replacement in the morning. [View all]
ratchiweenie
Mar 2022
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Typical guy, I had to force him to go to the doctor and even after he found out his aortic
ratchiweenie
Mar 2022
#9
Yes. He's had 3 covid tests in 3 days and cannot have any visitors except me but they do have
ratchiweenie
Mar 2022
#17
Before he could have the heart surgery, he had to have major oral surgery. They had to remove
ratchiweenie
Mar 2022
#15
It's the idea of opening his chest and stopping his heart that scares me so much. He seems to be
ratchiweenie
Mar 2022
#12
Thank you so much all of you. My Mission suggested a warm bath and some classical music
ratchiweenie
Mar 2022
#19