My dad had an emergency triple bypass! He has been experiencing heart pains for MONTHS, maybe even years now, but the doctor's have always attributed it to heartburn related to his digestive tract. He finally went to see a cardiologist and was scheduled for a procedure the very next day (Thursday, October 25) where they pump a colored dye into his heart to test the severity the blockage. Good news is that they found the source of his heart pains...bad news is that he had an emergency triple bypass. Two of his arteries were 80% blocked and a third was 99% blocked! The doctor said it was a wonder that he hadn't had a heart attack yet! The entire ordeal was a little unexpected and scary, but couldn't have had a better outcome. After five days in the hospital, he was released to come home and is well on his way to a full recovery. He feels like he has a new lease on life. The best news is that he hasn't smoked since the day he went into the surgery....which is a bad habit he's had for over 40 years! I guess he's taking this new lease on life seriously :)
His health is so much better following the surgery than it was before. The below picture was taken 2 months before the surgery and now that I look back at the picture, I think he looks sickly :(. We now refer to this scary surgery day as his "Re-Birthday" he feels born again! His better health allows him to do so many things that he could never do before! We are so thankful for the successful surgery!
His health is so much better following the surgery than it was before. The below picture was taken 2 months before the surgery and now that I look back at the picture, I think he looks sickly :(. We now refer to this scary surgery day as his "Re-Birthday" he feels born again! His better health allows him to do so many things that he could never do before! We are so thankful for the successful surgery!
