Experiences with

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Hi all Since May quad CBAG 7 weeks ago I have a couple of things that I thought would go away and haven’t the first is I’m getting a lot more phlegm I don’t think this is down to my heart I think it’s more likely to be the fact I don’t swallow very well and I was tube for around 10 hours. The second

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good weekend. It is now nearly 12 months since I had my heart attack and my CABG x 4. . The road has been bumpy since then. What with challenges with changing medications and wondering if each twinge or slight pain is another heart attack. The main problem I seem

I’ve just come back from seeing my cardiologist who said I’m doing pretty well following my quadruple CABG 6 weeks ago but wants me to do some stress tests because I’ve used my gtn a couple of time since. The big thing is now we had time to chat as my surgery was pushed through really quickly following

hi i am 6 months post quad CABG and in a good place fitness wise. i want to do some more core exercises so was thinking of the plank which I did pre-op. Question, when just lying on my front on a hard carpeted floor I can still feel pain in the centre of my chest which I understand is normal.

2 years ago, I had enjoyed a successful CABG x 3 & a New/ Rebuilt Aorta courtesy of an 11 1/2 hour op. It transpires that was the easy part! 2 years last night I was to suffer stroke, sepsis & a virus that chewed away at my upper lip. My throat became totally blocked, requiring a tracheotomy and I

Hi all I have a problem swallowing tablets so I try to get soluble ones but not any more, I had no idea how much salt is in them. They are soluble and fizz because they are a bit like bicarbonate of soda 3 soluble co-codable or paracetamol is the equivalent to a tea spoon of salt and if you take the

Hi all. I had triple CABG almost 4 months ago and im fine, getting good exercise. I have no problems but feel bit bad for not eating as well as i could all the time. Most of time im good, but not perfect. My question is how quick could arteries clog up again if you dont get your butt in gear? Thanks

CABG is supposed to help us but i see most of us having heart failure post CABG. I knew that collaterals that we develop are like natural bypass and it protects us but in spite, of that I went for CABG and i have heart failure ever since. I regret that I did not take multiple opinions. Wanted to hear

Hi - I'm 5 months post CABG, I returned to work 4 weeks ago in school- it was difficult mentally the first few days but that's improved. I still can't manage a whole day without needing to be horizontal for at least half an hour, not necessarily napping. I'm on my feet most of the day or sitting at my

We’ll following my totally unexpected quadruple bypass 5 weeks ago then my HT 2 weeks ago my mental health which is something in 55 years I have never suffered with, taken a nose dive. Because I was told so many time I was so lucky not to be dead and it was a miracle I was alive, then I had the heart

Hi everyone I hope you are managing to stay cool in this heat. I am hoping to come off my Clopidogrel in September, which will be 12 months since CABG. Since I have been taking this my vision has definitely got worse. As a diabetic of 36 years I have to look after my eyes, but they have definitely deteriorated

Hi all I can’t believe it’s exactly 4 weeks ago at this exact time I went into what turned out to be a 7 hour operation for my quadruple bypass. I’ve got some 4 week post op questions if that’s ok and you have the time to read them and give me an answer please. First of all this week I’m feeling so

Assalamualaikum. My father is about 55 yrs old and had CABG surgery in 2007. Since then he's Alhamdulillah quite fine from cardiac side. But he has vertigo for meniers syndrome since 2017 and it is also in control. From last few months he frequently has mild dizziness,blurry eyes with muscle pain(lower

Had a 3X CABG 19 years ago ( I'm 69 now) and just 3 months back had a bout of A/F which was treated with the usual Bisoprolol and Warfarin (bad reaction to Apixaban so that was a no go). Had the echo 3 weeks ago and was given the results yesterday - valves working well but Ejection fraction down to 40

Hi all and thank you for all your kind words before. I ended up having a quadruple bypass on 17/06/22 still a massive shock a 7 hour op then sedated for another 3 hours came around about midnight intensive care for 2 days a bit of a blur a part from great staff, 4 chest drains out and (😳😳) then on

I've always had an interest in butterflies (lepidoptera) but life got in the way over the years and my hobby fell by the wayside - like a lot of us I suppose. While I've been off work recovering from a CABGx3 in February this year I found six little caterpillars on a kale-type plant near one of my

I am from India aged 51 yrs. I got my CABG done for single artery (LAD) 6 months back. Post surgery I developed breathlessness and could not walk out for two months. Though i consulted many doctors only one doctor gave me diuretic Torasemide 5mg and that helped me to walk as my breathlessness improved

First time posting on here. Can anyone tell me how long your chest hurts after CABG surgery? Had my op two weeks ago and progressing well with exercise, 2000 steps today, impatient to get back to normal but can’t get my lungs filled enough to improve my breathing.

Hi, I am going in for a CABG (sternotomy) in 9 days time, I had a double bypass via a midcab 5 years ago which didnt fully work so here we go again. On my previous op I was discharged with large dressings which I wore for a few weeks, but reading the paperwork I have been given it says I will be discharged

Hi everyone, I'm 1 year post-operation and feeling pretty good in recovery (57 years old), About to contact my cardio doctor for my 1 year post-op medication review, currently my regime consists of: Morning: Omeprazole (20mg) / Amlodepine (5mg) / Bisoprolol (1.25mg) / Aspirin (75mg dispersible)