JANET - I REALLY FEEL FOR YOUR SITUATION, I AM GOING THROUGH A SIMILAR ONE WITH MY AUNT (SHE IS LIKE A MUM TO ME THOUGH....)
SHE HAD TO HAVE HEART BYPASS SURGERY LAST THURSDAY, SHE HAS HAD 4 HEART ATTACKS OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, AND WAS GETTING INCREASINGLY ILL, AFTER ALL THE TESTS THE DR'S DECIDED TO DO THE OPERATION.
WE WERE ALL WORRIED AS SHE IS 75 YEARS OLD AND TOO HAS A KIDNEY PROBLEM. THE OPERATION WENT REALLY WELL, BUT SHE IS SLOWER THAN OTHER PATIENTS IN THE WARD TO RECOVER. SHE IS UP AND MOVING AROUND NOW AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE GOING HOME ON MONDAY. SHE IS STILL IN PAIN, BUT WE KEEP TELLING HER IT IS TO BE EXPECTED AFTER MAJOR SURGERY!!!!!!!!!
SHE ASKED THE DR A QUESTION ON THE NIGHT BEFORE HER SURGERY -
IF YOU WERE ME WOULD YOU HAVE THE OPERATION?
HIS REPLY WAS -
MOST CERTAINLY - THERE ARE MORE RISKS TO YOU NOT HAVING IT DONE, THAN THERE ARE BY HAVING IT DONE. SHE WAS HAPPY WITH THIS REPLY.
I HOPE YOUR MUM WILL BE SPARED THE SURGERY, WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHATEVER AGE, BUT MORE SO IN THE ELDERLY.
GOOD LUCK
