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How would an 83 year old go after having open heart surgery to fix a valve problem that is partially blocked?
Please no silly answers!!
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- suzie, I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but let me try, OK? Now, did you really have "open heart surgery"? You don't say what it was that you had done. If it was bypass surgery, then it was heart surgery, yes, but not really "open heart," because the heart was not opened. You also don't say when you had this surgery done. If it was a few months ago, then everything would be healed. That makes a difference, really, for once the grafts heal, it would make no difference to the subsequent valve surgery. Now, you don' tquite describe the problem with the valve--"partially blocked" by what? Is it valve calcification? Is it a valve stenosis? Is it valve prolapse? Is it concentric ventricular hypertrophy? All that makes a difference, too, for while they might require true open heart surgery, it might be treatable by treating your hypertension (if you had it). And how you would "go to fix a valve" I'm not sure. That would seem to be a decision that your cardiologist or cardiac surgeon would decide with you. How blocked is the valve? What did your cardiologist tell you? Are you a candidate for major surgery? Some blockages need not be treated but rather watched. If you are doing well and the disease is not progresing or is progressing very slowly, you might not want to go through the huge stress of further surgery. My father's heart was so weakened by his first surgery that the second one killed him. It wasn't the doctor's fault. His heart just couldn't take the strain. He was 55. So, depending on your activity level and your quality of life, you might want to just wait and see what happens rather than risk a very serious surgery. Talk it over with your doctor. He'll know more about your condition and needs than we will. Good luck to you.
- there 83!! man!! life is over anyway at that age!! why bother
- No silly answer? How about reading your question so it makes sense? How would an 83 year old go? What does that mean? And valves don't get blocked, your facts are all mixed up. Arteries get blocked, valves leak or prolapse.
