Comments on: Surviving a triple heart bypass http://www.bingguanzon.com/38/surviving-a-triple-heart-bypass Weblog by Rowena "Bing" Guanzon Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peg http://www.bingguanzon.com/38/surviving-a-triple-heart-bypass/comment-page-1#comment-10592 Peg Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:11:52 +0000 http://www.bingguanzon.com/?p=38#comment-10592 This is day three after Jeff's triple by-pass. He had experienced shortness of breath for about ten days before I could get him to the doctor .. . he was convinced that it was nothing .. a stress test was scheduled 10 days later . . not because of the symptoms (which were minor) or his physical condition (which was excellent) but because he father had experienced a heart attack years before. During the stress test, Jeff collapsed, CPR was administered followed in rapid succession by medical waivers, cath lab, balloon pump insertion and triple by-pass within 18 hours. He was lucky and by all accounts he will return to normal within 3 months . . I know that we have much to learn and many lifestyle changes to make . . but he is alive and I am about to go to the hospital to see him .. I could not ask for more today . . life is good. This is day three after Jeff’s triple by-pass. He had experienced shortness of breath for about ten days before I could get him to the doctor .. . he was convinced that it was nothing .. a stress test was scheduled 10 days later . . not because of the symptoms (which were minor) or his physical condition (which was excellent) but because he father had experienced a heart attack years before.

During the stress test, Jeff collapsed, CPR was administered followed in rapid succession by medical waivers, cath lab, balloon pump insertion and triple by-pass within 18 hours.

He was lucky and by all accounts he will return to normal within 3 months . . I know that we have much to learn and many lifestyle changes to make . . but he is alive and I am about to go to the hospital to see him .. I could not ask for more today . . life is good.

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