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Question regarding bypass surgery

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Aug 21, 2025 | Replies (10)

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Wow, thank you for replying to this post. My husband already uses a walker to help him to stand and walk short distances. Anything beyond that is beyond what he can do. He is frightened about being forced into rehab but I truly think it would be the best thing for him to build a little more strength and to conquer some of the tasks he can now do such as standing for a short time period so I can help him dress, shower or even just walk. He also has LBBB and his blood pressure plummets which causes him to pass out often. I loved your advice on things to get and what to expect. It helped and still helps me to plan accordingly and to know what to expect. To answer your question, I have a daughter that will be visiting for a short time (3 days) before she has to return to her home and job. So, for the most part, I will be doing his care alone. We moved into our home two years ago and still have things to unpack so I'll be spending what time he is sleeping working on that. As for hobbies, my basement is loaded so it will also give me a short time period to start on at least one of them or donate some of them to a fellow hobbier. Just know that I greatly appreciate all of the advice, information and thoughts. If you think of more, then I'm here to listen and learn. Have a great day and I hope that you have fully recovered. Update me when you can on how you are doing now. Thanks.

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Simply, I don't know. What you SHOULD look forward to is some kind of noticeable improvements if for no other reason than suddenly his body is being perfused with more oxygen and nutrient-rich blood. I expect, but again don't know, that his heart may be in hear failure due to the deterioration, and maybe his comorbidities are largely due to, or have been exacerbated by, his poor heart function. If the stents, and the team inserting them, find the magic, you may get a large chunk of your hubby back.
This will take time. He's already pretty beaten up, and now this. I would expect him to lean on you heavily for as much as two weeks, but maybe a lot less if the stents do their magic. Maybe a month....depends on how he rolls with it. I'm dealing with a sick wife, very-aged dad, and his partner who has been in hospital a week needing a pacemaker rather urgently. I'm run almost ragged. I'm no hero, but I learned in the military to put my head down, squint a bit, and just put my shoulder to the grind. It ends ere long.