how long does a heart by pass surgery last? I was told around 10yrs..is this true or false?
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I work in cardiology and bypasses are gradually lasting longer. Sometimes 5 years 10 or 20. It really depends on you adn your life style.\n\nThe body is amazing, sometimes, when a blockage forms, the body will form it's own bypass.\n\nDon't forget to get your coronary artery disease checked out regulary. Stress tests and catheterizations. Keeping an eye on it is your number 1 defense
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Yes, it depends on your medical /mental condition, your Dr. will decide that point.\nI had my first transplant in Dec.1995 it lasted for 10 years, I had a Pancreas transplant in Dec. 2000, and my third transplant, a kidney in Dec. 05. As long as you want this to happen, and your health is good it will happen.\nA piece of advice, DO NOT wait for UNOS to find you a donor, get out now and find a living donor, family, friends , if you go to church ask anyone and every one to be tested, you will be surprised who will say yes, and even more surprised who matches you..\nGood luck\nfeel free to e-mail me any questions you might have..
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Normally those operations don't have that much risk more that the tend to come back after about a year, unfortunately  :-(\nGet a second opinion from another specialist or try to look it up on the net.
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Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor\n\nFirst of all the bipolar disorder should have no impact on your lifespan, unless you get suicidal.\n\nThe only thing that would concern me is being diabetic, since it effects so many parts of your body. Having Heart bypass surgery only prolongs your lifespan. My grandmother had a triple bypass and lived to just shy of 90.\n\nWith the advances in medicine, I'd say your chances of being alive ten years from now are rather good.\n\nThat said, healthy or not, live everyday like it's your last.
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Surgery takes about 30 seconds.  Afterwards your eyes will age/weaken as they naturally would.  I had it 7 yrs ago still 20/15 - better than perfect!  Of course there is a miniscule chance they will screw it up and you'll go blind.  My vision was pretty bad and I hated glasses and was sick of contacts and the risk was worth it to me.  It is the best medical thing I have ever had done.
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Of people who survive their first year after a heart transplant, the average life expectancy is 11.5 years. Over 90% of people who survive for 4 years after a heart transplant have no limitations on their activity, and 40% return to work. These statistics show a dramatic improvement over the high death rate common among people with class IV heart failure. These statistics also are the reason why heart transplants have grown in popularity as a treatment option for severe end-stage heart failure. The first year after a heart transplant is considered a critical time. The 1-year survival rate for transplant recipients during this period is 79%. This is a very high rate considering the complexity of the surgery and the risk of complications.
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All living cells change every 7 to 10 years. Bones, muscles, fat, etc. Even the enamel on your teeth undergoes a slow change.\n\nBones have living cells that continually decompose the mineral matrix of ol bone an dutilize the calcium for your boy while other cells are laying down a new matrix at the same time.\n\nOur blood recycles every 30 days give or take. The cells in our muscles are repalced and added to or subtracted as needed. That is one of the reasons why you can get buff and cut and not work out for 10 months and not be as strong as before.\n\nThe part about the vitrious humour of the eye is also correct. Thsi is a liquid produced by cells lining this area. These cells are repalced, but the fluid remains MOSTLY unchanged. If you have a leak due to injury the body will replenish it slowly. It is often used to test for time of death, and for poisonings as it is not easily cycled from the body.
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I know my mom's boyfriend had surgery on both hands at one time. It took him 6 weeks to recover but he is an only child and expects people to do everything for him. He was also 65 at the time. I am not sure of your age and independance but if it were me I think (33 years) 4 weeks would be fine.
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Provided that it's flushed out properly, packaged carefully at the right temperature to reduce cell metabolism you're looking at about 4 to 5 hours. The transplant can still be performed after that, but the organ's life-span in the recipient decreases the longer it's not being perfused with oxygenated blood, which is why 'beating heart' donations are being looked at as a preferable option.
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Aortic stenosis (AS) is a condition where the last valve going out of the heart is not opening wide enough as the blood is being pumped out of the ventricle (the largest chamber of the heart).  AS can be a rather serious condition and if symptomatic, usually manifests in shortness of breath, lack of tolerance to exercise, and chest pain.  It may have no symptoms for many years other than a harsh mumur heard by stethoscope.  \n\nI have known cases where mild or moderate stenosis is monitored for sometime until it progresses to severe and/or becomes symptomatic.  This sometimes takes 20 years or more in an adult.  Regular monitoring via echocardiogram should be done serially (maybe once a year until there's evidence of decline then every 3 months) to gauge the condition's progress.  There is a point where the condition made be stable for some time.  Once it gets critical its time to fix it.  \n\nTo fix the problem an open heart procedure and new valve needs to be implanted.  This is a big surgery and should not be done unless absolutely indicated.  \n\nTwo types of valves exist.  Tissue valves and mechanical valves.  The tissue valves have shorter lives but do not require chronic anticoagulation medication.  Mechanical valves last for a long time and do not wear out but DO require oral anticoagulation medication.  \n\nThere are special issues with children considering the fact that their heart is going to grow and therefore require a different size valve as the heart grows.  I have not direct experience with valve replacement with children but I would imagine you want to delay the surgery for as long as possible until his/her heart is close to adult size if possible (eliminating the need to go in multiple times to replace the valve as it becomes too small).  \n\nYour goals would need to be balanced between watching for symptoms, reducing the need for multiple surgeries, and managing the condition once the surgery has been done with the need for anticoagulation medication or not.
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It is very difficult surgery.  The only person I knew personally who had it died a few years after the surgery.
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it depends on the protocol, any surgical interventions that you've had, how torn it was....\nI would expect AT LEAST 3x/wk for 6-8 weeks.
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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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I've worked in health care for the past fifteen years.  It's always been my understanding that knee replacements/hip will usually last anywhere from eight to ten years depending on your weight and activity level.  If I'm wrong I hope someone else will clarify. This really isn't my area.  \n\nRod.
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I' m not sure why at this point someone has not addressed surgery. Is she being followed by a cardiologist? Unless something else is the cause of what sounds to be heart failure, it seems like her regurg. is finally become symptomatic. Has no one approached her about surgery? Has she been told for some reason that she is inoperable? You definetely don't want to jump into surgery if you dont need to. I feel like I need more info to adequately answer your question though. What I would do is direct these questions towards her doctor, preferably a cardiologist. Has she had a heart cath yet?  If not, maybe see if its time. Email me if you find out more or if you have anymore questions. Im a RN in the cardiovascular ICU, I specialize in heart surgery. Good luck to you guys!
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I had my pulmonary valve replaced last year at the age of 34.\n\nAnimal valves (pig or cow doesn't matter) are good because they function naturally just like normal human valves.  They require no upkeep at all during their lifetime and no special limitations.  However, they wear out every 10 to 15 years and must be replaced.  This means a major surgery is guaranteed a little less than once a decade.  Animal valves have no risk of rejection at all.  The human body doesn't even recognize them.  They are a good choice for young people who will still be healthy enough in 12 years to undergo another surgery.  \n\nSynthetic valves are good because they do not wear out.  On the downside, they have many edges where clots can form so the recipient will have to be on blood thinners the rest of his life.  Blood thinners cause bruising all over the body.  They make it more difficult to heal and may contribute to a host of medical conditions.  Like animal valves, there is never any risk of rejection.  Synthetic valves are a good choice for elderly patients who probably won't be strong enough in 12 years to withstand another surgery.\n\nGood luck.\n\nP.S.  don't pay any attention to the guy below me.  Should be sanitized?  They all come completely sanitized and hermetically packaged from the med lab.  Don't worry about unsanitary valves of any sort.
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Lets clarify this answer\n"92% at 1 year. \n80% at 5 years. \n54% at 10 years. "\nThis is graft survival (how long the kidney lasts)\nNot patient survival (if the kidney fails..the patient is still alive and can go back on dialysis to await another transplant)\nThe experts say that a patient with a functioning kidney transplant can expect to double the remaining life years they would have had on dialysis. Others sources say that transplant patients will live 10 years longer than would be expected on dialysis.