Experiences with

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Hi everybody, I'm 7 weeks post op AVR and CABG, had pneumonia and 8 heart day heart block so my recovery had a slow start. Caught a cold at 5 weeks which knocked me back a bit and spent a few days "hugging a cushion". Anyway, all that behind me at 7 weeks I'm feeling good, not taking painkillers, chest

Hi, I am nearing 4 weeks post triple CABG. One of the graft was taken from left arm. My overall recovery is going well but the left arm thumb feels numb and have needle like pain. I also get occasional unberable electric shock which travel all the way to brain. When I showed it to GP, she just checked

Hi Forum. This place has been so helpful in my last two posts.. I am 4months post CABG this week. So checking if I should have concerns or is this just normal progress. My left leg where I had two grafts taken from is still driving me crazy with pain that feels like something attacking inside my

Cabg x2 in April 2023, am doing well and cardiologist is pleased with progress (ef in the 50s). I was recently advised I have an unstable sternum (bone has separated and is being held together by wires). Surgeon wants to do stabilization with brackets and screws but cardiologist is more conservative

Hi All. My Husband, age 38 is 6 weeks post CABG. Physically he seems to be recovering well, exercise wise he is exceeding what is advised. It is the Mental challenges we are (both) struggling with, which we didn't really expect. Would anyone mind sharing their experiences on how they navigated dealing

Hi, I had CABG x3 on 17th Oct and I am recovering very well. However, one of the graft was from left arm. The graft was taken out using 2 holes in the arm (thankfully) but I feel lot os soreness and numbness in the palm and thumb. Sometimes, based on my movement , I get severe nerve shock which just

My husband had a double bypass on 2 October and last Thursday the top of his leg wound began to bleed (very little). Has anyone else experienced this. There is no infection as far as I can see but it is and always has been a little swollen. Eventually got a District nurse to agree to assess and dress

Not posted on here for a while as recovery going better than I had previously worried about. Now just after 6 months since triple CABG I have had a routine ECG and they have discovered that I have atrial flutter and want me to have an ablation to cure it. In the meantime I have to take Apixaban instead

4.5 weeks post CABG - everything going great. Except sleep. I seem to manage 1 hour at a time max - then I wake up. Around 2/3 in the morning I am wide awake and then at 4:30/5 I get the longest spell of unbroken sleep (around 2 hours). I am a bit achy in the day, not really bad, worst aches in shoulders

hi there! I am 53, female and 16 days post double CABG, spent 7 days in hospital and have been recovering at home since. I am mobile, pottering about and making a good recovery generally. In the last week, my left arm and shoulder have really started aching, like I’ve been carrying a big bag of shopping

Hi everyone, I’ll be back in hospital on 17th October 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 having a new left hip, about 15 months after 4x CABG. Just wondered if anyone else has had a hip replacement post CABG , how it went , any tips for post surgery /rehab ? Grateful for any experiences shared . I can’t wait to get it done

8 weeks into recovery now. I posted on here 12 days after my op asking advice re pains in my moobs. Thanks for all replies, very reassuring. To anyone who can give further info though, as Im at 8 weeks now. I'm Walking well, stairs no issue etc. I have had a couple of "Ooooh what the heck is happening

I am scheduled for CABG X 3 in mid October at Royal Brompton. I have few questions: 1. I will have graft taken both from hand and leg. Do they make keyhole incision or a cut? 2. I had a tooth chipped off couple of weeks back. I am bit worried that my teeth might not be that strong and may chip off

Hello all, Some of you may have seen my previous posts, asking how long people have waited for CABG knowing it is impossible to know :D After advice from BHF nurses and his appointment with the surgeon being pushed back, I made him go to A & E, and after a long, and stressful day and night, it was

Hello! How long have people waited for a CABG after their appointment with the surgeon? i know everyones different as are different trusts just interested in peoples experiences? My Husband has his appointment with the surgeon Thursday after not hearing anything since being told, he has Severe

last Saturday I had a call with the consultant at my local hospital that I’ve been charged to after surgery in St Thomas’s London last July. She thinks I’m doing incredibly well. I asked if what future check ups I will be having , yearly cholesterol etc but it looks like I will be left alone until 5

Morning all - dual lead pacemaker - stage 3 heart failure 6 years ago. October 2023 heart attack - 3 stents - no damage to heart - last month an additional 3 stents - rejected CABG - cardiologist does not believe i will survive procedure (told to me ina very nice way) Now my issue is that i am British

My dad was 42 when he had bypass surgery. His recovery was fast, he does weightlifting at gym around 4 times a week and goes for cycling on weekend. I worry every day most time of the day about his health and future. Over past couple of days he has been getting a stretching pain from the where the incision

Hi - hoping someone can help. My partner had a double CABG at the end of June. Prior to the surgery he took Amlodipine 5mg, which controlled his BP very well. After the surgery he was prescribed Bisoprolol 2.5mg and he’s struggling with the side effects, eg. extreme fatigue. His heart rate at the

Hallo Everyone I am the lady who was in a tizz over my husband's triple by pass operation recently. Well he finally had the surgery last Tuesday and seemed to be recovering well. Then on the fourth day he had arterial fibulation which knocked him back . He is now on strong medication ( Ampilodine??