Here for my dad. Bypass on 10/10/21 and still struggling

[Lynsi13]

Hi guys! As my subject says, I'm here for my (very young) 80 year old dad. He had a quadruple bypass surgery on September 10th and experienced some a-fib but has had a normal rhythm since returning home.

I am worried because he's regressing physically and struggling mentally. When he came home from the hospital he was walking around and doing pretty well. Now, he's shuffling and using a cane.. he can barely go up and down stairs.

His tests and numbers look great but it's as if he's going backwards and has ages a decade in the past week.

He goes to his cardiologist on Wednesday and will be starting cardio therapy soon after.

I'm worried. Is this normal?

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[Lynsi13 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. We discovered that my daddy has a brain tumor and that was causing his problems. 😢 His whole life has been shaken and the heart concerns seem so small now. Thanks for your support, nevertheless.

[Hidden in reply to Lynsi13]

I am terribly sorry to hear that, sending your father yourself and your family lots of strength at this time.

[jackiesj]

you may message me. I had a quad bypass 3 yrs ago a year later i had 2 stents in.....yes, i changed. many feeling, physical mental soul. you are hit with many things like survivors guilt, someone held your heart, it caused a stroke during surgery etc. I was 62 at the time.