Oh my, you sure are having a fun time these days! I don’t have anything saved on this. I’d suggest putting “open-heart surgery” and relevant words into google. Something like “oxygen deprivation” or even just ‘side effects’ should bring up a lot of info.
My ex husband had open heart surgery for a sextuple (he never has done anything in a small way!) bypass about 15 yrs ago. He’s still alive (a lot of truth about only the good dying young here <inserting evil grin>) but he went into a terrible depression that lasted for a long time afterwards. Though it did lift, he still deals with it. To be fair, he’s always had a depression problem, but my children tell me that it really worsened after the surgery. I’ve since found that this is quite common, and it is definitly linked to the oxygen deprivation as, I believe, the blood is shunted outside the body for a time during the surgery. I know I’ve run across recommendations for supplements to protect the brain for this procedure, but I have no idea where. This is something to be careful with as many supplements must be discontinued for some days/weeks before major surgery because of their natural blood thinning effects. Vit E, ginkgo, and possibly even vit c come to mind. Do your research! Best of luck to you both! Sharon Omigod -- what happens to patients after open-heart surgery? My husband is scheduled for it on October 5th. MA From: starshar [email protected] I wonder if, especially with her age, the surgery was long enough, and the anesthesia deep enough, to have caused oxygen deprivation to her brain. Her symptoms sound very similar to what happens to patients after open-heart surgery, and that has definitly been linked to the oxygen deprivation. This may be too simplistic a guess, but sometime the simplest ideas are on target. “Extreme” nutrition should also be encouraged. Sharon From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 8:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: CS>A perplexing Problem.... A energetic never sick extremely active woman of 68 years recently underwent a complete hysterectomy; within two weeks of surgery she is now depressed has no appetite and has extreme shakes.... she has never had any surgery's' before and it was her first time ever in a hospital. Her doctors are at a loss.... she keeps losing weight; her life is slowly seeping away. Has anyone heard of anything like this? I believe the surgery was prompted because of a sys or tumor on her ovaries. Appreciate any input. thanks connie
