“My mother is having a risky heart surgery done. What can we expect after the surgery?”
My mother is having a risky heart surgery performed this week. What can we expect after the surgery? We would like to be as prepared as possible.
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Hello,
Your question is nearly impossible to answer with details so I need to make some assumptions. The first is she is over 70 and the second is no surgeon would proceed with risky surgery unless faced with no alternative. The third is that her cardiac condition has been progressive, debilitating and resulting in severe physical deconditioning. So, the recovery from surgery involves ones body needing a lot of protein to recover and if intake is not adequate, it breaks itself down to get what it needs for repair. This plus the pre-existing physical state and age can lead to shocking debilitation even to the point one is too weak to get out of bed. Physical therapy and rehabilitation will likely be very important along with adequate nutrition.
Your question is nearly impossible to answer with details so I need to make some assumptions. The first is she is over 70 and the second is no surgeon would proceed with risky surgery unless faced with no alternative. The third is that her cardiac condition has been progressive, debilitating and resulting in severe physical deconditioning. So, the recovery from surgery involves ones body needing a lot of protein to recover and if intake is not adequate, it breaks itself down to get what it needs for repair. This plus the pre-existing physical state and age can lead to shocking debilitation even to the point one is too weak to get out of bed. Physical therapy and rehabilitation will likely be very important along with adequate nutrition.
