The Anatomy of a Heart By-passLest I forget, let me document what my friend related to me on his recent by-pass operation.
When he was confronted with the decision to go for the open-heart operation, he was worried. He was given a day to decide whether he wanted to proceed with the ops by the cardiac surgeon. Fear overcame him. He did not want to do it immediately. He decided to wait until his doctor brother returns from Rome. Meanwhile, he prayed and asked that God not take away his life as he was still relatively young. According to him, that was the longest, most miserable week. He just did nothing for fear of exertion.
When his brother came back, he got into Damansara Specialist Hospital for the ops. He brother pulled his leg by saying that the operation was just like extracting a tooth. There was nothing to it. When he came to, he found himself in the ICU with tubes sticking out everywhere and a big breathing apparatus was stuck into his mouth. The doctors then informed him that he had just undergone a major operation to remove 5 blockages and the operation took about 4 and a half hours.
After two days in the ICU, he was shipped out into the general recovery ward. He attempted to walk a few steps and succeeded. A week later he was discharged.
He showed me a 9-inch scar on his chest as well as the left leg where they have taken the vein to use in the by-pass operation. Real long scar from the thigh right down to the ankle. According to him, they cut open his rib cage and sternum and put him on a lung-heart machine before doing the ops. Then they sutured back his sternum with stainless steel wires. The rest of the threading were biodegradable and will go away on their own in no time.
According to him, he must get use to his new lifestyle. He had a miserable first few days trying to adapt to new food habits after the ops. He even went to a nearby restaurant to try and eat those food he loved but found he couldn't ."Tidak lalu", he told me. So today, he is just on the usual boiled stuff. No fried stuff ever!
Heartsong
When he was confronted with the decision to go for the open-heart operation, he was worried. He was given a day to decide whether he wanted to proceed with the ops by the cardiac surgeon. Fear overcame him. He did not want to do it immediately. He decided to wait until his doctor brother returns from Rome. Meanwhile, he prayed and asked that God not take away his life as he was still relatively young. According to him, that was the longest, most miserable week. He just did nothing for fear of exertion.
When his brother came back, he got into Damansara Specialist Hospital for the ops. He brother pulled his leg by saying that the operation was just like extracting a tooth. There was nothing to it. When he came to, he found himself in the ICU with tubes sticking out everywhere and a big breathing apparatus was stuck into his mouth. The doctors then informed him that he had just undergone a major operation to remove 5 blockages and the operation took about 4 and a half hours.
After two days in the ICU, he was shipped out into the general recovery ward. He attempted to walk a few steps and succeeded. A week later he was discharged.
He showed me a 9-inch scar on his chest as well as the left leg where they have taken the vein to use in the by-pass operation. Real long scar from the thigh right down to the ankle. According to him, they cut open his rib cage and sternum and put him on a lung-heart machine before doing the ops. Then they sutured back his sternum with stainless steel wires. The rest of the threading were biodegradable and will go away on their own in no time.
According to him, he must get use to his new lifestyle. He had a miserable first few days trying to adapt to new food habits after the ops. He even went to a nearby restaurant to try and eat those food he loved but found he couldn't ."Tidak lalu", he told me. So today, he is just on the usual boiled stuff. No fried stuff ever!
Heartsong
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