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Saw that your were going with Dr. Adams. I did too for the same surgery, plus I have severe calcification so it was not an easy surgery. ...Read more
Saw that your were going with Dr. Adams. I did too for the same surgery, plus I have severe calcification so it was not an easy surgery. If I have any sage advice to share know that you will wake-up post surgery the most exhausted you have ever felt in your life, but it is short term. Every day you will get that much stronger. Also, get your protein levels up before surgery ( ups your hemoglobin) to assist with the lower hemoglobin that you will have post-surgery. I was too tired to eat much the first two days, so if someone can get your some protein shakes with a nice long straw it will help. Also, use earplugs in the step-down at night. A lot of bathroom and whatever else bells going-off:)
You will soon be in recovery and focusing on your daily walks. You got this. Godspeed."
I documented my 30 days of pre-op experience while preparing to replace the aortic valve and aorta and two CABGs.
state-of-the-art radiation machines and process . Also ask your Boston provider how they may different from others. Then see if such exists within a closer ranger of your home. Most of the large urban hospitals have expanded to the suburbs with smaller facilities.
Remember to savor those ice chips in the first hours post extubation ! "
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