Has anyone ever had surgery for tacacardia? If so how was it and how long was the recovery?
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My 19 year old son had the procedure last month.\nHe was a bit sore for a couple of days, but nothing more. He was back to his normal busy self within a few days. The procedure took about 2 hours from beginning to end, and he was sedated enough that he fell asleep. best thing we ever did!!
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My husband just had a DOUBLE knee surgery on April 20th.  He is a senior citizen.  It has been very successful for him.  He went from a high walker to a regular walker, to two canes, to one cane & now needs no canes at all.  Before the surgery he was in horrible pain all the time when he walked.\n\nIncidentally he is also very overweight.  But the surgery has been a blessing to him.\n\nHe did spend about 4 weeks in hospital plus 4 weeks in rehab after the surgery.  But is doing fine now.\n\nGood luck to her.
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I have not, but am a nurse.  The postoperative pain should be only at the venipuncture site..and should be minimal.  Very short recovery period.  They should watch the patient for chest pain, and will probably do a stress test, to make sure the vessel is open.
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Prepping for quadruple Bypass Surgery.\n\nBe glad you are just getting cleaned out.\n\nHow about having your chest ripped open and your legs cut open looking for good veins to use?  That sound like MORE fun?\n\nI do hope they don't find anything negative. I went through it and aside from lack of sleep the night before, and the obvious cramping from the Fleet, the procedure was no big deal.  In fact being tired made me more relaxed while the doctor rammed 5 ft. of "BLACK" hose up me.\n\nLOL, good luck!
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While the people above gave great answers. So I won't repeat what was said.\n\nBut I just had surgery to remove this tumor one month ago. \nSo I did alot of searching for information about this kind of surgery.\n\nI found a website that is dedicated to this kind of tumor.\nIt is loaded with information, pictures, stories from others who are going through/been through this kind of surgery.\n\nThey have a forum where you can ask 100's of people, Questions you may have about before/during/after the operation.\n\nMy tumor was benign.(thank God) \nGood luck to you or whoever is going through this.
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On the 17th of Feb I walked into a hospital and fell down with a heart attack, when I woke up I was stable in the emergency room, the doctor said he was going to run some test in the morning. The next morning I was feeling much better and they took me down and did a ultra sound on my heart and said it looked fine, then they took me over to do a stress test. I could not walk on the treadmill cause I just had back surgery about 4 week ago so they did the test chemicaly through my veins, it was to take about 4 min to do. About 3 1/2 min into the test I felt very weird on my left side and was then told I was having a full blown stroke. I was then rushed up to the ICU floor by the stroke team and I was not feeling so good, aparently I was in critical condition. Mind you a week before this I also found out I had a bleeding ulcer in my stomach. Anyway the doctors did some MRI's and CAT Scans on me and could not find where the blood clot was that was causing my stroke and they also could not get a hold of my wife. About an hour and a half went by and I was more coherant so the doctor told me that I might die if they could not get the blood flow back in to my brain, so then he told me their was a new drug called TPA that might find the clot and dissolve it but that I would only have a 2% chance of living through it because of my ulcer and bleeding in the brain, there was only a 3 hour window to be abel to use this medicine and 2 hrs have already passed. I decided a long time ago I was never going to be a burden to no one including my wife so I told the doctor to give me the TPA, and he did. I went into a coma for about 3 to 4 hrs but I did wake up and saw my lovely wife Lisa crying beside me, I told everything would be ok, she smiled a little. About six hours had passed with no improvement until I looked down at my left toes and saw they were moving, talk about the best feeling you ever had in your life...so an hour later I was moving my fingers then my arm then my leg and I stayed up for the next 24hrs just moving my left side. The doctors said my face lifted back into place, no more droop. By Sat the 20th I was on my was home still a little weak but with a clean bill of health. I am taking this week off and the doctors said I get to go back to work next Monday and I feel great. I have decided to take life by the horns and do everything I always wanted to, I just signed up for a Tai Kuan Do class.\n\nDon
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Most people don't have the experience I did, but I think it is important to know that things can go wrong.  I felt OK immediately after the procedure, except for the effects of the anesthesia.  Three days post-op, I began having a fever, nausea and vomiting.  I went to the emergency room because my surgeon was out of town and didn't have anyone covering for him. I was diagnosed with a staph infection that went systemic.  I was in the hospital for 2 weeks on IV antibiotics.  Not fun.  After that I was fine.  I had the procedure done on my hips and went down 3 pants sizes.  The only drawback I would tell you about is when they remove the fats cells from one place on your body, they are gone forever and you will never have fat in that area again.  When I gain weight, I used to gain it in my hips.  Now if I gain weight, it all gets packed onto my stomach, which I never had before. After the above experience, I would never have it done again, or have any elective surgery again.  I would only have surgery if my life was threatened.
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To be brutal it is pretty much impossible to completely recover. True CHF is weakening of the heart muscle to the point where it can no longer pump enough volume to keep the blood from backing up. The weakening itself is going to be there. It is very possible you were diagnosed very early and with proper diet and medication you are able to keep the area beating strong enough to not have problems. If you stopped taking care of yourself, however, it would return as it was. This is mostly a conjecture since I don't have any history or medication or what the MD actually told you but, no a complete disappearance of the disease isn't possible.
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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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Yes, in the right atrium. We ended up having to get shocked to straighten it out. No more problems since two years ago.\n\nI have talked to other people who have taken medicine and gotten A Fib taken care of.
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Hi. My husband and I are debating a similar question for his dad. He had open heart 9 years ago, and has also had multiple procedures on carotid arteries. He's in horrible shape now and we fear that he won't survive another open heart surgery... but we want him to have a better way of life than what he has now, if it's possible. To answer yours- if the person is in pretty good physical strength and condition, I think it's totally worth it. BUT, like the other 2 people said, talk to the Dr's. Write down your questions and concerns.  That's why I'm on here-trying to get as much information as possible for the Dr's appt. Good luck!
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I had the surgery 11 months ago and I have lost 80 pounds so far.   I recommend joining lapbandtalk.com where you can get all the information you could possibly want from hundreds of people who have had the surgery.  Of course, the site is free and is basically just a forum for people with the band.  There are even a couple of band surgeons that answers questions on that board for any band patient not for just their own patients.\n\nGood luck.
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They do not keep you in the hospital for near as long as they used to. Sometimes overnight is considered normal. As you are aware, this surgery usually effects your personal life but the Dr. will offer Viagra or similar medications provided that you do not have heart problems. The recovery period is not too bad although you will naturally be a bit tired at first and can still have some blood in the urine for a while yet. Hope all goes well ending the concern with the PSA tests!  I am going for surgery on Nov. 21st.
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I had the surgery 2 summers ago- mine was larger than a grapefruit so they had to do a full incision- from belly button almost all the way down and remove the cyst, ovary and tube.\nIt was horrific for me (sorry, but it was) I was in the hospital for 11 days with infections and severe pain.\nBut you get through it...we're tough like that. \nMy advice, don't strain yourself too soon after surgery and have someone there with you to help you at all times- even in the hospital. The smallest things are going to be very hard for you to do (like picking up a pen you dropped) and believe me, you'll appreciate the support and a shoulder to cry on.\nI hope your experience is much easier than mine. Good luck.
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I had the uvula and most of the soft pallet removed - my deviated spetum worked on. The recovery was rough and took about a week before I could eat solids again. Before the surgery my wife and I could not sleep inthe same room together. Now I still snore and we sleep head to foot but its worth it. I only sore loud when i drink or when Im super tired .... \n\nProblems hmm thats funny - I cant chug a beer any more it foams and comes out my nose.  Some times I'll gag on salavia - Not sure why but I did nt do that before the surgery.
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Aortic valve replacement recovery is a lot like open heart surgery recovery (indeed most AVR has at least one bypass too).  Recovery is very individual.  It is highly dependent on the shape of the patient PRIOR to the surgery.  People who were largely sedentary, have multiple concurrent diseases (diabetes, kidney insufficiency, COPD, etc) tend to take even longer than the average to recover - likewise healthy active people tend to bounce back from the surgery.  \n\nRegardless it will take 12 months before your FIL is fully recovered.  The first month is the worst and progress is typically slow.  The next few months also have a steep curve but it gets increasingly better.  He should be about 90% at six months.  The next six months with garner gradual improvements for several more months.\n\nOne mistake people make is that they continue to observe the directions provided them the week after they are discharged from the hospital, months even a year later.   Activity should be "as tolerated."  If you CAN do more, you SHOULD do more. \n\nGentle physicial activity is fine and recommended as tolerated; for instance, with walking, progressively more and more as tolerated, it is very hard to over do it.  On the other hand training for a marathon is over the top.\n\nLifting or carrying very much weight at all (20 pounds or less) is not recommended until at least eight weeks after the surgery.  That gives the sternum time to heal.  Pain with lifting may still be evident months later while the bone continues to heal - but after 8 weeks it is hard to do damage.\n\nIt is common to have plueral effusions - fluid around the lung bases as part of the healing process.  This often causes shortness of breath, reduced appetite, and difficulty breathing with laying flat.  If effusions are present, they can be found by chest xray.  A diuretic (or extra diuretic) can be added to help them resolve.  \n\nWhen appetite comes back, I usually feel like the patient has turned the corner on recovery.  Patients tend to do very well from there on out.\n\nDepression is very, very common after this procedure.  Your FIL should be evaluated by his PCP for this problem.  If evident then it should be treated.  It will make a large difference in the speed of his recovery.  Note:  men sometimes are hostile or angry rather than sad when depressed.\n\nLastly I would encourage your FIL to participate in a cardiac rehab program - even if its a long drive, etc.  It is very important to interact with others who are going through the same thing.  Also it is important to have a professional encouraging your FIL to increase his activity, etc.\n\nI hope this helps.  Good luck.
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Richard,\n\nThis is my field, so I'm sure I can help you out.\n\nDid anyone at the hospital mention cardiac rehab.to you? If they didn't, I'm surprised. Most hospitals that perform heart related surgeries offer this kind of program. Rehab. is one the most important things you can do for yourself after surgery.\n\nI'll give you a few reasons.\nThis is a very tramatic thing to go through. Right? Getting by, if only from a physical aspect, is hard enough. Then, you must face the confusion of what to do after you go home. Am I doing too much? If I do, will I have another heart attack? (assuming you did) I'm really tired, and I'm feeling very down in the dumps. I don't know how to cope with my family. They're driving me crazy and I'm driving them crazy. I just don't know what to do! Sound, in any way, familiar? A cardiac rehab. program is designed to help you, and YOUR FAMILY with all of this, and much, much more.\n\nDon't let anyone tell you, 'it's just exercise'. 'It didn't really do much for me'. 'I didn't need it anyway'. 'I can handle this on my own'. 'They can't do for me anymore than I can do for myself...bah,bah,bah.\n\n\n\nOnly touched on a few examples of what is probably going on with you. I mention your family, because, more often than not, they need the real help. They know what I mean. Trust me. And...It's not funny, but in my practice, the family is key to the recovery of the patient. Doesn't make sense, I know. It's a subtle thing.\n\nLet's talk Richard.\n\nGRIZZ\nduckling702@yahoo.com\n\nMy best to you.