Bypass "operates" on marriages, too
Amen Marcella! While in the hospital, I was shown all the videos of what to expect after surgery. Everything focused on physical but nothing mental. The hospitals need to prepare you emotionally for what lies ahead. The fact that you've cheated death, lifestyle changes, personality changes, fears of recurrence etc...; no one tells you about that part yet it one of the more important aspects of the whole process. Counseling needs to be as much a part of the after care as the dietician, rehab and regular cholesterol checks. Maybe we should lobby for that. My humble opinion..... Brian
In a message dated 11/27/2002 10:09:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, warfordfam@... writes: The fact that youâve cheated death, lifestyle changes, personality changes, fears of recurrence etcâ¦; no one tells you about that part yet it one of the more important aspects of the whole process. Counseling needs to be as much a part of the after care as the dietician, rehab and regular cholesterol checks. An Amen to that Brian. I have said before, that after first CABGx5 I was really up. Glad to get through the surgery and now I was "all fixed." After second it was the "why me" syndrome. I do volunteer work with open heart patients pre and post surgery and try to make them aware of possible depression problems. Much more should be done by the medical field before and after CABG. Harry K