My dad had a 2 hour surgery for a knot in his leg, 30 minutes after surgery went into pulmonary edema.
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Pulmonary Edema is an accumulation of serous fluid in the lungs.  After a clot is removed, it is not at all uncommon for serous fluid to accumulate.\n\nSerous fluid, by the way, is caused by the seperation of whole blood when it stagnates after a clot.\n\nWhen the clot is removed, the flow is resumed, and since the lungs have the thinnest membranes, the serum accumulates there.\n\nThis condition is not unusual, and it's easy to correct with surgery.  The risk is minimal and it is not an indication of negligence or malpractice on the doctor's part.  It's just a side effect of the clot.
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Well, uhh.....I've taken first aid classes and he kinda needs medical attention if its been going that long....Your actually suposed to get help after 15 mins.
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My sister actually had a PFO surgery last summer and it took a little bit (a couple of months) to feel back to normal and now she is doing great from it. Make sure to do check ups after a couple of weeks, then 2 months, and then 6 months. Check ups are really important. Good luck with everything!
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hi. i was discharged yesterday after having surgery for my sciliosis. the surgeons put two metal rods on either side of my spine to keep my spine straight. after that i ahd to have two more unexpected operations which resulted me in staying in hospital for two weeks. i know what it feels like. if you want to just talk about it don't hesitate to e-mail me.
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Really sorry to hear about your Dad....It depends on the severity of the cancer and the treatments he recieves. \n\nAll the best !!
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well let me assure you it wouldn't hurt him except the surgery. i am 22 and have had 2 pacer (my nickname for pacemaker) surgeies coming up on my third. and while i am very tired and hurting after the surgery, i live a normal life after the healing. now i am not saying you dad will be fine it sounds like he is kinda not healthy with the smoking and all but the pacer won't hurt the situation it'll help. he might be even better after the surgery, more active and stuff, better chance at living longer. the surgey (for most are outpatient which means you pretty much get to go home in the same day) goes like this there is a small disk about the thickness of a cd case slightly bigger maybe 1 and 1/2 cd cases. and round about the size of the top of a pop can. it has two leads (two covered wires) that came out of the disk. they have a small screw on the end of each lead which are screwed into the heart, no worries that doesn't hurt. once the leads are in place chances are they will be there forever they don't go bad and are detachable at the disk end for repacemant surgies. which depends on how much his heart uses it. i use mine 100% of the time and i get about six years out of mine. they put the disk in your shoulder (mines' on the left), or sometimes older ppl have a bag with the disk in it but i think that's for ppl even older. then if they put it in your shoulder they sew you up and leave a scar about two inches wide, and not even an inch thick. the pacer from day one will shock his heart into working kinda similar to the paddles in the er but not quite. it doesn't hurt and you don't even notice it most the time. the only time i feel mine is right before i go to sleep if i hold real still i can feel a slight bump  from the inside but it doesn't hurt i think it's kinda cool and i usually laugh just a little at the thought of what it just was. sometimes i forget i have a pacer and other then being wary of big magnets (which shut off pacers) and playing football (a hard knock to the pacer could possably dislodge the leads) i live a full and happy life. without it i couldn't be here. so your dad has a great chance of being just fine. just be there for him and don't bump his shoulder for at least awhile it does hurt, just like any stiches would. praying wouldn't hurt and don't worry the pacer won't hurt him.
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my son has all the same things done when he was 3. we got home and he coughed, and wouldn't you know it, blood all over the place! we ended up back in the hospital for a week! it can really happen, don't give her anything that is like children's Advil or Motrin, there is a component in those that can contribute to bleeding. see if the Dr will let her stay overnight even though they say it is a day surgery procedure that lasts about 2-3 hrs. just say you would rather be safe than sorry. i also think that age has a big part of it also. she is old enough to tell you if something feels wrong, but when they are younger they can't so they force themselves to cough to relieve the itch that comes along with healing. good luck
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This is strictly a decision made by the physician in charge. I have seen recovery after 40 minutes, but most do not go beyond 20-30 minutes with a straight line.
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my aunt had it done 10 years ago.  unfortunately she relies on an oxygen tank and can barely walk up stairs.  She is 60.  Sad, but she has emphysema.. diagnosed at 40.
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i will pray for your family!! i hope it to heal!!!
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I had a tear between my stomach an esophagus, was throwing up blood, but I did not know it was blood because it was happening from 4:00am - 5:15 am, in October, in Iowa. I was taking a friend to the airport 80 miles away, and had to pull over 6 times and I kept dosing off. After I dropped him off I got a motel room and slept for a few hours, then went home. My son and a friend of ours was there so I talked with them for a while, and then went to bed around 2:00. I slept until my wife got home at 5:30 and she woke me up. I immediately got sick and it was blood. I tried to yell for my wife and threw up blood again and everything went white. They tell me my wife and daughter tried to get me up but they could not move me, then my son and our friend came home and was picking me up and I yelled at them to hurry. I do not remember any of that, the next thing I knew we were at the Hospital, my wife got me in a wheel chair. We went inside to emergency room and I was falling out of the wheel chair. They took me before everyone.\n After I had surgery to repair the tear, they gave me two units of whole blood in one hour, normally they will only do one unit in two hours. I was in the Hospital for a week, was self employed with no insurance.\n\nThe only thing that went though my mind is.\nthat's blood I better get------------
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Just continue to keep it elevated and ice it.  I know it's hard to do with a three year old they wait for no one.  I had surgery on my leg with a baby in tow as well. As long as you don't run a fever or feel any other additional pains etc. You should be fine, sometimes you will swell up a few days after but by tomorrow it should go down. If not, then call your doctor again and insist you need to be seen if they take it lightly.   You can barely move your fingers from the swelling so that's not too unusual but again if it worsens and you just don't feel it's right, insist on seeing the doctor. Good luck and fast healing!
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Yes it is painful. My boyfriend had to have it for the same reason earlier this year and he was in pain for a week but he only had 7 days off work though. There will be a bit of seepage and the stitches take their time coming out but its ok after 1 or 2 baths per day. Sex is definitely better because it doesnt hurt him anymore and there was no smell either before the op nor after. Recovery period will be 2 weeks tops and you can have sex 4-6 weeks after the op. Hope this helps but have it done you wont regret it. Any further queries just email me. Thanks
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3 broken bones in his leg.  Surgery still going on as of late today.
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Con- On Oct 16th my daughters step mother of 17 yrs and mother of a 7yr old son died from compliacations of lap band surgery done on Oct 12th.
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Yea, mine ruptured 7 weeks prior to surgery. I almost died from the infection. If they need removed, gett'em out.
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Sounds pretty serious, like you need to visit a doctor or even an emergency  room ASAP.