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 when i had a heart surgery, doctor put me in hypothermia before procedures, why did they do that? is there advantages? ...

 How does a doctor get to a persons heart during open heart surgery? Do they have to break their ribs and sternum? Sry, stupid question, but I could never figure this out... ...

 is it normal for a stent to collapse in 45 days of being put in or was the surgery a mess up? I awoke during the surgery because of a huge pain i had felt in my hip area. and pulled my self up on the bed felling the tools being pulled down from my chest. it was very painfull and afterwords i barely could walk. The hospital made me walk out on my own . It was nearly imposible. I fell that if the stent was done correctly this should have never happened. ...

 this might be a stupid question but can u have a heart transplant while 15 weeks pregnant ...

 A co-worker gave me a copy of that diet that is supposed to be for heart surgery patients to drop weight dramatically before their surgery. I am not having heart surgery, I just want to lose weight. Does it even work? Is it safe for me to do this? And what kind of effect with be had on my skin (I'm afraid of sagging) if I lose that much weight rapidly? Will working out in addition to following the diet plan help with that? Any advice has would be great. Thanks! ...

 My father was told by his doctor he has a bad heart valve, and for him to feel better he should do heart surgery, and replace the bad valve with a ?pig or frog valve? not sure, but his main problem is his breathing, he can barely breathe at night, and i believe its from smoking 2 packs of ciggarettes for the last 20 years. Now do you think this heart surgery would help his breathing? Or will he feel the same way he does now like a nurse said? ...

 My aunt was scheduled for heart surgery and was placed on this diet, well for whatever reason she could not have her surgery and she wants to know if she will gain what she lost after stopping the diet if she doesn?t continue with it. Will she gain weight after stopping this diet? ...

 ok i have to do a report about open heart surgery.... my teacher wants me to get the history of open heart surgery and how it compares to surgeries today. plus how dearths have gone down- and survival rates are up. where can i find history of ^^ these things...i need a specific WEBSITE cuz ive already typed in some things but i couldnt find n e thing....PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!! ...

 My 8 month old son has a very large Artial Septal Defect (ASD) and is scheduled for open heart surgery Oct 3 and I am scared to death. Anyone else been through this? I know this is a routine surgery, but it's being done on MY baby. ...

 I have a family member who has to have a single bypass heart surgery. I was wondering if there any difference as far as a single bypass, double, triple, etc. Does it mean more complications?, or less. Also i have read that there is a very high risk of not making it out of surgery because of the fact that he smokes. Is there any more involved risks being that he's a smoker? Also what should i expect. Thanks. ...

 My dad just had a quintuple bypass. He had it about 4 weeks ago. He is still in pain and very irritable. I want to be sure to try and not say the wrong things to him. I just want him to recover with as little stress as possible. Asking how he is - is getting really old. He is SICK and TIRED of getting all the phone calls and well wishes - He feels like total CRUD. *For those of you who have had open heart surgery* How should I handle him/ talk to him in this rough time? ...