Last week I went in for a stent, at least that is what I thought was going to happen. Turns out it wasn't. My blockage is in the right coronary artery right where it branches into multiple. Most people have 3 arteries in this area I am lucky to have 4. Instead of a triple bypass I get to have a quadruple bypass. While I was in the recovery area listening to people it was clear that I was the youngest in the room by a minimum of ten years.
This all started because my brother died of a heart attack a couple years ago and mom was worried. To appease mom I got checked out. Mom was right as usual and it was caught before I was dead. Guess I wasn't just fine. Apparently I am avoiding the Widow Maker, as my surgeon called it, but have to wait until September 14th. It is a stressful wait.
Any folks here have a bypass? What was it like and what was recovery like?
The only thing I know is it will kick my ***.
This all started because my brother died of a heart attack a couple years ago and mom was worried. To appease mom I got checked out. Mom was right as usual and it was caught before I was dead. Guess I wasn't just fine. Apparently I am avoiding the Widow Maker, as my surgeon called it, but have to wait until September 14th. It is a stressful wait.
Any folks here have a bypass? What was it like and what was recovery like?
The only thing I know is it will kick my ***.