http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/21/pumphead-and-cardiac-depression/#comment-7241 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:19:03 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/21/pumphead-and-cardiac-depression/#comment-7241 I am the daughter of a heart surgery patient. My mother had her heart surgery (bypass & valve replacement) back on March 21st 2007. Months after her surgery she began crying a lot and just feeling like the surgeons had "done something" to her heart and dealing with the changes was very hard. We sought medical attention from her PCP and then also from a psychologist. Honestly neither helped. No one talks about this depression. It's almost as if it's non-existant in the world. Why aren't there more people talking about this instead of chalking it up as something that's just part of the healing process. My mother isn't herself. As a matter of fact she's in her bedroom crying her eyes out as I type this and I feel as though my hands are tied. I need to get her some help but I don't know where to turn. Her memory has gotten much worse lately and her PCP thinks she might be having "mini strokes". I feel just about as helpless as my mother except I can function and attempt to get her some help. I just need good resources. If anyone knows of practitioners that specialize in these cases I would be most grateful for your input. I am the daughter of a heart surgery patient. My mother had her heart surgery (bypass & valve replacement) back on March 21st 2007. Months after her surgery she began crying a lot and just feeling like the surgeons had “done something” to her heart and dealing with the changes was very hard. We sought medical attention from her PCP and then also from a psychologist. Honestly neither helped. No one talks about this depression. It’s almost as if it’s non-existant in the world. Why aren’t there more people talking about this instead of chalking it up as something that’s just part of the healing process. My mother isn’t herself. As a matter of fact she’s in her bedroom crying her eyes out as I type this and I feel as though my hands are tied. I need to get her some help but I don’t know where to turn. Her memory has gotten much worse lately and her PCP thinks she might be having “mini strokes”. I feel just about as helpless as my mother except I can function and attempt to get her some help. I just need good resources. If anyone knows of practitioners that specialize in these cases I would be most grateful for your input.

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