My dad had 5 bypass surgery last year at 83 and did great! You are so fortunate they caught it before it burst. Yes they use a ventilator but just for the surgery and until they are awake and breathing on their own. It will be scary the first time you see him after the surgery because of all the tubes, etc but they recover very fast. Sending prayers for both of you! Sue, R.N.
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:01 AM, Sharon Norman <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > Just a quick note...my husband had the heart cath today...they found an > aneurysm on a blood vessel on the heart...we meet with the heart surgeon in > the morning to plan the surgery...I’m so upset...I try to be strong but I’m > having a hard time...I’m update sometime tomorrow....I’m so sorry I haven’t > been reading most of my email lately...I wore out...but want to thank you > all again for your prayers and good thought...my nephew’s wife is a > nurse...she said they will probably do a bypass. I’ve never had to deal > with anything like this before. Dave seems pretty calm but I talked to him > on the phone a while ago and I think he was upset. Got home from the > hospital late tonight...my one son and one daughter stopped by...as well as > my sister...we were all at the hospital...they just left...I’m gonn feed my > cats their canned food...do their dishes and go to bed...I have to be up by > 6 to be back at the hospital at 7. One question...my Aunt said the EVERYONE > who has heart surgery goes on a vent....does anyone know if that’s true? > That really scares me. > > >
