A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

[Revi]

Good Morning all

I have been recommended this forum by my GP and thought I would introduce myself.

I had a Heart attack in December and now require a triple bypass that is due in around six weeks.

At the time of my MI My bloods were all very high due to hereditary issues and if I am honest a very bad lifestyle.

I have turned my lifestyle around and run five miles a day and go to the gym 3 times a week in preparation to be as fit as possible before my op.

I would greatly appreciate any information or advice on the initial recovery after the bypass.

Thanks in advance.

[patch14]

Exercise is great but be careful, don't think that that is the only way to get well. The operation is the start not the end - your lifestyle is the most important - change it!!!!! Cut down on the alcohol, stop smoking, take up walking or light running (you are not training for the Olympics!) and eat at least five helpings of fruit and vegetables a day. Cut down on sugars - the worst thing we can put in our bodies - and eat a more natural diet with a balance leaning towards proteins and cut down on the carbs.

Good luck with your operation and keep in touch. Let us know how you do.

[Krivda]

Good luck! I have passed through the same without any preparation.

[jokerr22]

Hi, I am 8 weeks into my recovery im a 34year old female it has been a good recovery although i have found it frustrating not being able to do everything i used to do. Like you i was very fit prior to the op and have not done much exercise since, the main issue for me is still the chest pain, it is still with me if i do anything which moves the top half of my body to much i really feel the pain the following day.

I am now off the painkillers as had a lot of side effects,

If you have any direct questions just let me know and if i can help i will?

Good luck

Jo

[Revi in reply to jokerr22]

Thank you Jo

I will be in touch when I have put together a list of questions.

[patto]

My husband had a triple bypass and heart valve replacement last June. He received quite a lot of guidance as to how he would feel during the first 6 weeks after the operation. This was quite consoling as he was quite emotional for a while as the leaflet suggested he might be. Physically he really had no problems at all. He healed up really well almost within a week. He could walk without stopping for breath and we both felt he had been given another chance. He is now more sensible over food and exercises fairly regularly. No two people are the same, however, so you might have a different experience but you have every reason to be optimistic I think. Good luck and enjoy your new life!

[eastridingbigden]

hi revi I wasrecomened to have a triple last april has my stents was fairing up before my appointment i looked up what it entailed and at 73 years thought this is very risky but went and saw the surgeon he was very flippant took it that i would not asked questions and actualy said to me that he was not used to be spoken to thaqt way (his words) all I was doing was finding out if I needed it doing and what it entailed although I already knew and he made it out as if it was just like having a tooth out which I knew was not true so I asked him 2 questions if I

[eastridingbigden]

had it done how long would I live for and he said he did not know so I asked if I did not have it done how soon would I die and he said he did not know which is not what me and my wife wanted to hear so said what is the point in going through such a traumatic operation so turned it down and and I turned to unorthodox methods off the internet and I take a herbal medication 3 times a day which clears the artaries morn afternoon and bed time it does not effect my blood pressure medication s but still here and working as a lawyer i do not know if it is working all i know i feel better than i did more energy you can only get this from canada and over there been used since 1985 so the decision is yours revi and it is expensive but sooner than have chest smashed open cheap to me good luck i suppose you could say i was scared well i was

[Revi]

Thank you all for your comments.