open heart surgery

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Today's hearing aids can pick up too many signals

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Jun 24

Most of my friends here know that my husband, Vince, has had open-heart surgery. It’s now 2 ½ weeks since the operation and he is doing quite well although he has severe pain from time to time. Luckily, he has strong pain-killers...

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Vince's new toy

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 30 May 24

In the photo, you can see a gadget Vince brought home with him from the coronary care unit at the hospital. Several times a day he has to suck on the tube and get the three balls to rise to the top of their cylinders. The first...

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I brought Vince home today

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 30 May 24

I brought Vince home today. He had to wait for this and that doctor, then the physiotherapist and the pharmacist but eventually I was able to pick him up and bring him home. We had to go straight from the hospital to his own...

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Good news - Vince is now out of intensive care

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 26 May 24

I’ve just come home from visiting Vince in hospital. He’s been moved to a private room which took them two hours. He is still hooked up to oxygen but has various tubes attached so they can check this and that as needs be. He is...

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It isn't as bad as it looks

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 24 May 24

My husband has been in hospital since Monday and has had major heart surgery. As you can see, at that point, he had a number of tubes attached to his body but some have been removed now. I’ve been to see him each day and with...

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An update on another husband

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 21 May 24

Vince had open heart surgery today. The doctor rang early afternoon to say the operation had gone well although his blood pressure was up a bit. He said they were keeping a close eye on him. I am going to see him tomorrow...

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Time has been dragging

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Mar 24

I haven’t posted for a couple of days. The time had been dragging over the last few days until we met with Vince’s heart surgeon last night. Until then, we weren’t sure what was going to happen but now he will have open heart...

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My brother in law´s surgery was completelly succesful.

marguicha @marguicha (230349) • Chile 10 Jan 18

My sister has been texting us all day and the surgeon told her that the heart surgery was a complete success. Now he had to have a long recuperation period but the worst is over. Thanks for all the prayers. I´m sure that they...

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Calling for prayers and good vibes.

marguicha @marguicha (230349) • Chile 9 Jan 18

I have been calling all the people I know to pray (or to send good vibes depending on their beliefs) for my brother in law, Francisco, who will undergo an open heart surgery tomorrow. The surgery will be done in around 6 hours...

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#1 U.S.States: I'm Starting Another Daily Post

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 7 Dec 17

Aren't you excited!!! And I’m really getting behind with my posts. However, I am determined to catch up with all of it in the next few days. I got so involved with my Ancestry search today, having found two relatives. One...

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The Wonders Of Modern Technology

Marlina @marlina (154103) • Canada 18 Nov 15

Earlier I wrote about a bicycle made out of cardboard. And now I am bringing to you another exciting story. I do a lot of surfing on the Net to find some positive, feel good stories. I am tired of all the negativity in the...

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3d printing

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Do you know anyone thats personality totally changed after heart surgery?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 6 Jan 09

i have been told its common but havent known anyone other than my dad it happened to.. his aorta started to split which would have caused instant death (that is what killed john ritter) but they caught it in time to replace the...

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If my daughter doesn't have surgery by the time she is 8 she will not live

make7upyours @make7upyours (287) • United States 20 Feb 07

The doctors said she will die by the time she is ten if she does not have open heart surgery... She was born with this condition and they just now found it... I have been beating myself up, asking myself where did I go wrong......

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What are the differences between Bypass surgery and open heart surgery?

alienstar @alienstar (5144) • India 12 Feb 07

Everybody are familer with bypass and open heart surgeries isn't it? As far as i know, in open heart surgery, heart has to be opened to perform the operation and in bypass surgery, heard is not opened and additional artery is...

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