New to group: My mom is having triple byp...
In a message dated 3/4/2006 11:32:00 A.M. US Eastern Standard Time, pam@... writes: Any advice would be wonderful. I've also been perusing the archives as much as I can. U cant imagine the magnitude of this surgery until U have it from sleeping it is unlikely she will be able to get up herself at first I would make sure someone stayed with her the first night she will not be able to use her arms to pull herself up it will move the sternum she wont be able to raise her arms over her head at first to brush her own hair and doing it anyway's can cause the sternum to heal slower and it can infect so being independent isn't always such a great thing I would make very sure with the Dr that she knows what she is allowed to do this can be a messy thing if pushing the sternum doesn't let it heal and in infects Rose