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Triple bypass + my dad = :(
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Maximus Power
Member
You are right to be 99% sure he'll be alright. He will.
Im not trying to compete with your dad, but I can relate to his condition.
I had a quintuple bypass (yes 5 not 4, but 5) when I was 34. High cholesterol
runs in my family. Dad had a quad when he was 36. Im at my target weight,
I dont eat alot of crap either. Heredity... you gotta love it.
It sucks having heart probs so young, but its actually to an advantage for the healing
process. If I was older, I probably wouldn't be posting right now....
Alot of crap goes through your mind afterward, so be prepared.
He'll need alot of positive input.
"Sorry for being long winded, just had to get this off my chest"
You are doing exactly what you need to do. Don't even think twice
about talking about it.
Max
I work in life insurance and I have read medical records for a ton of people that have had these surgies just fine.
The person that said its a better situation that your father is not in an emergency situation is spot-on. It's likely that your father's heart has not been damaged in anyway because he hasn't had any kind of myocardial infarction (meaning dead heart muscle or heart attack). Even though this isn't the greatest situation it is certainly better than if he needed the surgery because he was sent to the emergency room with a heart attack.
Heads up though, family history is one of the biggest predictors of future coronary artery disease(CAD). Some people are just genetically predisposed to CAD. Smoking is another big risk factor.
The person that said its a better situation that your father is not in an emergency situation is spot-on. It's likely that your father's heart has not been damaged in anyway because he hasn't had any kind of myocardial infarction (meaning dead heart muscle or heart attack). Even though this isn't the greatest situation it is certainly better than if he needed the surgery because he was sent to the emergency room with a heart attack.
Heads up though, family history is one of the biggest predictors of future coronary artery disease(CAD). Some people are just genetically predisposed to CAD. Smoking is another big risk factor.
Babbles
Diamond Member
My grandfather had so many heart surgeries I have lost count. He didn't tell anybody else about the last couple of ones because it got so routine it kind of lost a sense of seriousness.
Something on the bright side is that these heart surgeries now are so routine it is almost no big deal. Well sure it is a big deal in that somebody is going to be screwing around with a heart, but surgeons got this stuff down pat.
Something on the bright side is that these heart surgeries now are so routine it is almost no big deal. Well sure it is a big deal in that somebody is going to be screwing around with a heart, but surgeons got this stuff down pat.
meltdown75
Lifer
OP: Best of luck to your Dad.
My Dad suffered a major heart attack at the age of 52 and had subsequent triple bypass surgery as well. It sure did knock our whole family for a loop, let me tell you. Looking at him lay in that hospital bed after his heart attack opened up my eyes to how fragile life really is and also how you have to try to use our precious little time in this life to its fullest!!
Three years removed, my Dad is a healthy man. He doesn't smoke anymore (used to smoke 2+ packs per day) and also exercises and walks regularly. He's also improved his eating habits and dropped 50 lbs. down to ~300 lbs. As a large and heavy man (6'5"), his body is much more stressed than the average person, and his legs (particularly right calf muscle) haven't been the same since the operation. We speculate that the vein taken from his right leg for use in the surgery might have something to do with it but it looks like we will never know.
All that aside, rest assured that your Dad will be fine. The procedure is very common, don't worry. He will probably feel much better when he fully recovers from the surgery. Again, best of luck to your Dad.
My Dad suffered a major heart attack at the age of 52 and had subsequent triple bypass surgery as well. It sure did knock our whole family for a loop, let me tell you. Looking at him lay in that hospital bed after his heart attack opened up my eyes to how fragile life really is and also how you have to try to use our precious little time in this life to its fullest!!
Three years removed, my Dad is a healthy man. He doesn't smoke anymore (used to smoke 2+ packs per day) and also exercises and walks regularly. He's also improved his eating habits and dropped 50 lbs. down to ~300 lbs. As a large and heavy man (6'5"), his body is much more stressed than the average person, and his legs (particularly right calf muscle) haven't been the same since the operation. We speculate that the vein taken from his right leg for use in the surgery might have something to do with it but it looks like we will never know.
All that aside, rest assured that your Dad will be fine. The procedure is very common, don't worry. He will probably feel much better when he fully recovers from the surgery. Again, best of luck to your Dad.
otispunkmeyer
Lifer
yeah they really are amazing...definately earn every cent they get payed in my book. its almost like an art form
(surgery of course....not saying oh yes u have a rash heres some cream)
Scarpozzi
Lifer
They earn every cent, but they don't always get every cent you pay out... The hospital usually makes a high percentage of what the doc makes. Hopefully your dad is recovering by now. They do these operations all the time and with him being so young, everything should be alright... I'm still praying.
funboy6942
Lifer
If I am remebering correctly my Step Fathers ex-best friend went through 2 tripple passes and is still kicking to the best of my knowledge. They do that surgury so often now a days its a walk in the park and your old man will come out with flying colors. BUT GOOD LUCK ANYWAY! Can never get enough of that.
Borealis316
Member
Well...just got back from my dads surgery on friday. Turned out he needed a quadruple bypass instead of a triple. I haven't slept well until last night due to all this. His surgery was a complete success though. Took about 4 hours and he's already been moved into his own room and
is being sent home on thursday.
Now I have to go to the doctor due to me just finding out I have high blood pressure....d'oh.
So I just thought I'd post a quick update about the situation.
Seeing him before and after the operation was truly an eye opening experience though, I'll be making many changes to my diet and I'm going to attempt to quit smoking too.
Along with that I've decided to change career fields due to all this, I'm going to stop trying to pursue an IT career thats going nowhere and go to college to be a RN instead. I've heard they make
good money plus it'd be nice to know you're being helpful to whatever community you're working in as well.
Strange saying "I'm going to be a nurse" since I'm a dude, it shouldn't feel strange but does. The college rep said however that I'd be a "hot commodity" in this industry due to that. Yay!
is being sent home on thursday.
Now I have to go to the doctor due to me just finding out I have high blood pressure....d'oh.
So I just thought I'd post a quick update about the situation.
Seeing him before and after the operation was truly an eye opening experience though, I'll be making many changes to my diet and I'm going to attempt to quit smoking too.
Along with that I've decided to change career fields due to all this, I'm going to stop trying to pursue an IT career thats going nowhere and go to college to be a RN instead. I've heard they make
good money plus it'd be nice to know you're being helpful to whatever community you're working in as well.
Strange saying "I'm going to be a nurse" since I'm a dude, it shouldn't feel strange but does. The college rep said however that I'd be a "hot commodity" in this industry due to that. Yay!
Borealis,
Helping others is a truly rewarding career and nursing is the best way I can think of. good for you and glad your dad is ok.
The next few weeks/months will be a little hard but he'll feel great once he fully recovers - he'll be able to walk up a flight of stairs without wheezing.
Helping others is a truly rewarding career and nursing is the best way I can think of. good for you and glad your dad is ok.
The next few weeks/months will be a little hard but he'll feel great once he fully recovers - he'll be able to walk up a flight of stairs without wheezing.
HardcoreRobot
Lifer
murse murse!
hehe good news about your dad and i think you are making a good decision regarding your career. best of luck
hehe good news about your dad and i think you are making a good decision regarding your career. best of luck
Borealis316
Member
Yeah, the only thing that ticks me off somewhat is I should've done this a long time ago. I went for a 1 year certificate for programming at a school out here. I obviously don't have a programming job. They rushed through all the classes and charged just under 20,000 for one year. Ripoff.
The new place I'm going is a 3 year program and won't cost over 12,000. Makes sense huh...
Was really sad/shocked/depressed/_____(insert word) after seeing a tube down my dads throat and his wrists tied down to the bed. I wispered "hi dad" in his ear right after he came out, his eyes popped open and he tried to sit up but couldn't due to his wrist restraints and all the tubes and what not, then laid back down and closed his eyes. Those 3 or 4 seconds are something I'll NEVER forget, I'll take that memory to the grave..... I can't imagine being in those shoes.
Within an hour though, he was asking for his glasses and the remote for the tv(lol). His exact words about how he felt were "I feel like I was ran over by a truck". Then he said "how many did they do?"....4....."ugh, sh!t".
The new place I'm going is a 3 year program and won't cost over 12,000. Makes sense huh...
Was really sad/shocked/depressed/_____(insert word) after seeing a tube down my dads throat and his wrists tied down to the bed. I wispered "hi dad" in his ear right after he came out, his eyes popped open and he tried to sit up but couldn't due to his wrist restraints and all the tubes and what not, then laid back down and closed his eyes. Those 3 or 4 seconds are something I'll NEVER forget, I'll take that memory to the grave..... I can't imagine being in those shoes.
Within an hour though, he was asking for his glasses and the remote for the tv(lol). His exact words about how he felt were "I feel like I was ran over by a truck". Then he said "how many did they do?"....4....."ugh, sh!t".
GarfieldtheCat
Diamond Member
My wife is a nurse, she does research now, instead of working as a regular staff nurse on a patient floor. The good thing about being a nurse is that you have a guarenteed job for as long as you live, since there will be a shortage of nurses for a long time to come.
The bad thing is that nurses are getting stuck with more work per pateint, and more pateints per nurse, so their workload keeps going up and up. Then they burn out and get away from patient care to another specialty (research, OR, Cath Lab, chart review, etc...) Nowadays, with managed care, all the nurses at my hospital are very busy. Floor (non-ICU) nurses can have 6 patients to take care of, do the math, on average they can spend 10 minutes every hour on each patient. Plus you have to put up with idiot doctors (or arrogant, obnoxious,etc..)
It's fun if you like it, but I wouldn't do it unless you really enjoy it, because of the workload.
The bad thing is that nurses are getting stuck with more work per pateint, and more pateints per nurse, so their workload keeps going up and up. Then they burn out and get away from patient care to another specialty (research, OR, Cath Lab, chart review, etc...) Nowadays, with managed care, all the nurses at my hospital are very busy. Floor (non-ICU) nurses can have 6 patients to take care of, do the math, on average they can spend 10 minutes every hour on each patient. Plus you have to put up with idiot doctors (or arrogant, obnoxious,etc..)
It's fun if you like it, but I wouldn't do it unless you really enjoy it, because of the workload.
deejayshakur
Platinum Member
happy to hear the good news. 🙂
as garfield said, nurses have one of the hardest jobs in the world, and as a result, i have the utmost respect for them. i've worked with many who have become jaded from a couple of decades in the field. financially and humanitarianly (is that a word?), you will be rewarded well as long as you don't mind the poop and the pee and the blood. as a male nurse, you are a rare commodity. as a straight, male nurse, you are even more so. just make sure that health care is for you. personally, i couldn't imagine working in any other field out there.
as garfield said, nurses have one of the hardest jobs in the world, and as a result, i have the utmost respect for them. i've worked with many who have become jaded from a couple of decades in the field. financially and humanitarianly (is that a word?), you will be rewarded well as long as you don't mind the poop and the pee and the blood. as a male nurse, you are a rare commodity. as a straight, male nurse, you are even more so. just make sure that health care is for you. personally, i couldn't imagine working in any other field out there.
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