Hello all,
I am going to be having cardiac bypass surgery this Friday morning, Feb 3rd. I am told that I will be in the hospital for 5 to 7 days afterward and then will be recovering at home for a few weeks after that.
I started with "matters of the heart" in 2012 and had a stent placed to open a blocked artery. That first stent was a bare metal stent, which from what I understand isn't the most optimal type of stent to use, especially so deep in the heart. Since then I've returned to the hospital to have four more stents placed only to still be experiencing chest pain when exerting myself.
Last week I went in for a treadmill stress test and an echo-cardiogram that I requested to see what's going and why I am not able to do much without chest pain. The tests didn't go so well so they admitted me to the hospital for even more testing. Friday morning they came to the conclusion that the best course of action is a bypass.
They will use one artery from behind my rib cage and another from my leg to do the bypass. I'm a bit nervous about this but I am comforted by memories of my oldest son who endured two open heart surgeries at the ages of four and five due to a congenital defect. He was so brave. He had so much faith that he truly would be okay. His road wasn't easy but eventually, he was okay.
He was proud of his scar, too. It was evidence of his courage and his fight for life. I remember when he couldn't breathe on his own and was on a ventilator, he couldn't talk, either. The attached image is what he wrote about himself in a memorial book we were creating about his hospital stay.
He was with us for twelve more years after his nearly year-long stay in the hospital in 1988. He died at the age of seventeen as the result of an auto accident. He left so much wisdom behind. I'm thankful that I was able to share in his time here for many reasons. Today, the memory of him gives me courage and inspires me to have faith.
Please send love and light my way.
With love and appreciation,
Lisa
I am going to be having cardiac bypass surgery this Friday morning, Feb 3rd. I am told that I will be in the hospital for 5 to 7 days afterward and then will be recovering at home for a few weeks after that.
I started with "matters of the heart" in 2012 and had a stent placed to open a blocked artery. That first stent was a bare metal stent, which from what I understand isn't the most optimal type of stent to use, especially so deep in the heart. Since then I've returned to the hospital to have four more stents placed only to still be experiencing chest pain when exerting myself.
Last week I went in for a treadmill stress test and an echo-cardiogram that I requested to see what's going and why I am not able to do much without chest pain. The tests didn't go so well so they admitted me to the hospital for even more testing. Friday morning they came to the conclusion that the best course of action is a bypass.
They will use one artery from behind my rib cage and another from my leg to do the bypass. I'm a bit nervous about this but I am comforted by memories of my oldest son who endured two open heart surgeries at the ages of four and five due to a congenital defect. He was so brave. He had so much faith that he truly would be okay. His road wasn't easy but eventually, he was okay.
He was proud of his scar, too. It was evidence of his courage and his fight for life. I remember when he couldn't breathe on his own and was on a ventilator, he couldn't talk, either. The attached image is what he wrote about himself in a memorial book we were creating about his hospital stay.
He was with us for twelve more years after his nearly year-long stay in the hospital in 1988. He died at the age of seventeen as the result of an auto accident. He left so much wisdom behind. I'm thankful that I was able to share in his time here for many reasons. Today, the memory of him gives me courage and inspires me to have faith.
Please send love and light my way.
With love and appreciation,
Lisa
