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This RUclips channel contains four informational videos and one 5 minute overview for those who are about to undergo open heart surgery or who have just had open heart surgery (and their families). These videos are NOT a bunch of graphic surgical images, they are a practical guide to open heart surgery, described from a patient's point of view, and narrated by a heart patient who has actually been thru open heart surgery. You will get a complete and easy to understand description of the procedure along with some helpful tips for before, during, and after your open heart surgery. Each video explains step by step what a patient and their family can expect to happen during their bypass surgery (CABG) and/or valve replacement / repair surgery. These videos are not meant to provide any form of medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of any kind, and are only meant to give patients some practical advice and tips about their surgery and their recovery.
5 Minute Overview: An Open Heart Surgery Series for patients and their families
This informational five minute video contains an overview of this channel’s complete 4 video Open Heart Surgery Series. Presented from a patient’s point of view and narrated by an actual surgical patient, it gives the viewer a sense of what the entire open heart surgery series is about without having to watch each video. And, it does not contain a bunch of graphic surgical images. However, if you are about to have or have just had Open Heart Surgery (OHS) we encourage you and your family to watch each of the 4 videos in the series in their entirety. Doing so will help to answer questions, reduce anxiety and aid patients and their families with their pre-op preparation and the patient’s po...
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Video #4 of 4 - Some helpful tips for your Home Recovery - An Open Heart Surgery Series
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This video will give you some practical and helpful tips for when you go home after your Open Heart Surgery. Everything from showering, to scratching the itches, to helping you sleep, how much exercise to get, even some tips for how to deal with post-op emotions. This video guide, explained from a patient's point of view by an actual surgical patient, can be extremely helpful as you go through ...
Video #3 of 4 - What to expect as you are waking up from your OHS - An Open Heart Surgery Series
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This video explains, step by step, the things that you can expect to be happening around you and the feelings you may experience as you are waking up from your Open Heart Surgery. Although everyone wakes up differently and not everyone has the exact same experience, there are many similarities that open heart surgery patients share and those similarities are what we explore. The information pro...
Video #2 of 4 - What will be happening during your Open Heart Surgery - An Open Heart Surgery Series
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This video describes in non-medical terminology what will be happening during your Open Heart Surgery. The descriptions are presented from a patient's point of view and narrated by an actual open heart surgery patient. Both Bypass Patients (CABG) and Heart Valve Repair / Replacement patients (AVR / MVR) will understand the procedure much better after watching this easy to understand, step by st...
Video #1 of 4 - How to get ready for your Open Heart Surgery - An Open Heart Surgery Series
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This video explains the process of preparing you for your Open Heart Surgery. Described from a patient’s point of view and narrated by an actual open heart surgery patient, the video describes everything you will need to do from Pre-Admission Testing up to and including what you will need to do in order to prepare the night before your surgery. There are some differences if you are already in t...
Thank you for the videos Jim. I am about to have an aortic valve replacement and a quadruple bypass in New Zealand. Thank you so much for explaining so much. I believe when I experience this, I will think, "ah Jim told me about this" and that will help me deal with everything. Wish you were my heart ambassador in New Zealand.
I am happy that you found the videos to be helpful. You now have the tools you will need to know what is going on around you and why. As I say to many patients, "Knowledge is Power"! Just watch video 3 again to help prepare you for the waking up process, and ask whomever is going to be your caregiver post-op to watch them as well. It will help them to know what you are about to go through, and that will let them know what you may need. I wish for you a successful procedure, a speedy recovery, and may God Bless! Jim
Thank you so much for these valuable videos. I went through OHS last month & your videos were very informative.
@samaazeitoun1673 You're welcome! I am happy that you found the videos to be helpful and informative. I wish for you a speedy recovery, and may God Bless! Jim
Thank you
I have to wait ten days for the anticlot meds for my stents to be out of my system and my LAD is badly scared. Don't know what is worse the wait hoping i don't have a heart attack or the surgery. I was 13 when my father died on the table in 1976 during open heart surgery in Pittsburgh. I have to older brothers that died from heart disease when they were my age now. I'm 61 with no family support and I am scared. I have been on SSDI for decades and out of the blue July 1 2024 I get a notification that my benefits have been stopped two days before rent, car payment and insurance. Now i got this surgery and scared I'm so depressed it's hurting
@flylippfantom8425 sounds like you and I pulled the same family genes. Unfortunately we can't pick them. As for being scared, that is a perfectly normal reaction. I would be more concerned if you weren't anxious. Nobody goes through open heart surgery without some level of anxiety. As for the business side of things, you can hopefully resolve those issues after you are feeling better. The last thing you need is to worry about that stuff while you are going through a serious surgery. I realize that is easier said than done, but try your best. If you have no support system at home, call the hospital and make them aware of that. The hospital will have someone who can help you arrange for recovery support post-op and get you the help you need. Remember, God only sends you what He knows you can handle. It appears he knows you are a tough dude. I wish for you a successful procedure, a speedy recovery, and may God Bless. Jim
@@aheartbeataway4u360 that's very kind and it's definitely messing with my mind. ✌️💜 Thank you
If you have an aortic root repaired , aneurism? Would i need the breathing tube?
@donttalkwet1 Sorry for not getting back to you quicker. I'm pretty sure it is going to depend on how quickly you come off of your anesthesia. If you have concerns, you can ask your CT Surgeon prior to surgery. You have the videos to help you to prepare (#3) for the waking up process. Because we all wake up differently, there is no concrete way to know how you will recover until it is happening. Sorry I don't have a more definitive answer. I wish for you a successful procedure, a speedy recovery, and may God Bless. Jim
@aheartbeataway4u360 thanks jim. I'm not at that point yet I've only just been referred to the aortic specialists here in britian after my root grew from 4.2 which it was stable at for a couple of years to 4.5. I imagine I will need surgery in the near future unless it stays the same but not looking forward to the breathing tube part (if I survive it) nor any of what they will be doing having severe anxiety. Scary thing to be diagnosed with. Thanks for your reply
Thank you, my husband is having open heart surgery next month and I want to get prepared for what’s coming, this video has help me,thank you ❤
@user-fw7mq8rr4x You're welcome! I'm happy you found the videos to be helpful and informative. It is good that you are preparing also. The videos will give you a sense of what he is going to go through, and that will help you as his caregiver post-op. I wish for him a successful procedure, a speedy recovery, and may God Bless. Jim
How long do you have the tube on your mouth?
@KandE0402 I'm sorry for not getting back to you quicker. There is no way to know exactly how long you have your breathing tube in post-op. We all wake up differently, and we all come off of our anesthesia at different rates. My tube was in for about 3 hours after I woke up. But many people wake up and have no memory of the tube at all. Others it can take a little longer. That's why I spend so much time talking about it in video #3. I wish I could give you a more definitive answer, but we won't know how you will wake up until it happens. I wish for you a successful procedure, a speedy recovery, and may God Bless. Jim
Thank you Doctor,this is the most informative video I have seen and helps me to understand my up coming CABP surgery.
Thank YOU.
Thanks for the information and thanks for educating others. As a nurse it is not easy to teach these points or techniques the day of or after surgery, your video is aces to help the patient understand what we are doing and why. This makes the patient more receptive to our requests and their anxiety is decreased naturally not chemically. Going to recommend this site to colleagues.
Thank you, Stacy, for your kind words. I appreciate your willingness to share this information with future OHS patients and your colleagues. As I tell many patients, Knowledge is Power and once they have a better understanding of what to expect, it makes the entire process much more tolerable. Thank you also for the work you do. I count many nurses as friends, so I have a good understanding of the dedication that nurses have to their patients. Thanks again, and may God Bless! Jim
Very great content you are one heck of a guy and so glad you came through yours
Thank you, Sir!
Can you have this surgery more than once, also, what if there is a problem with the aorta later, does the chest have to be open again
Hi Maxine, Yes, I have had patients who have had a second open heart surgery. As for your second question, the answer is, it depends. There are more procedures being done that are less invasive all the time. Only your surgeon will be able to make that assessment if it ever becomes necessary. I wouldn't worry about it until you are told you need it. There isn't much sense in worrying about something that may never happen. I hope this helps a bit, and God bless. Jim
Ok, I have to strongly disagree about the Healing/Calories discussion. I cringed when I saw the man eating sugary items, which can bring on heart disease in the first place. Our bodies can heal very well using our own fat, going into Ketosis. Additionally, fasting brings on Autophagy which heals the body. Check out the literature from Gary Taubes and Dr Annette Bosworth. For my upcoming surgery and recovery I will still eat my ketogenic diet, drink salty water and eat my sardines, and steer clear of all processed foods and sugar. It is poison.
Sorry - married to hubby for 31 years. I am not leaving the hospital. I don’t care if I have to sleep in the waiting room or a car. If something happens to him and I’m not there , not only will I never forgive myself OR THE DR - but my mind will view the dr as the person that sent me home an hour away and I will see them as the asshole that let my hubby die. It’s not happening. My husband never left my side during my medical crisis. I sure as Hell have no intention of leaving him by myself.. The Dr and nurses will have to get over it. I’m super quiet. Not very talkative and am very aware that hubby needs quiet. I plan on bringing a good book and my iPad as well as a devotional and Bible. Hell will freeze over b4 I leave him.
We've been married 50 years and my husband is have quadruple bypass in 2 days. I've already looked at the waiting room I'll be sleeping in.
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Thank you for your videos. You taught me some things I didn’t know about. I’ve had multiple surgical procedures, but I’ve never been a CABG patient before. Thank you so much for the tips. I’ll just trust the medical staff now. I don’t need to do too much. 😊
I am scheduled for mitral valve repair this coming Tuesday, June 25th, your videos have been very helpful preparing me for it and keeping me calm. Thanks.
Are you JOKING....SURE IT HURTS ya .........!!!!!!!
Think he meant that breathing tube coming out.
I wouldn't go to mu in Columbia mo if my life depended on it in which it does that's why I'm going to Barnes & Washington University in St louis
Great help that video thank you
You're welcome! Jim
Thank You! 👍👊
You're welcome! Jim
Are these videos available in Spanish? My wife is Mexican. I'm going in for OHS in 4 days. Thank you!
I'm sorry, I don't have a Spanish version. Jim
Thank you for these videos. I'm going in for ohs for aortic valve repair and replacement of the ascending aorta. I heard urine discussed (you'll have a catheter), but what about going number two?
It is usually not an issue. First, you won't be eating much as you don't feel like eating much post-op. So basically, if you're not putting anything in, not much comes out. Also, you will be on pain medications that tend to constipate you as well. You will actually find it a bit difficult to go after surgery. You will be getting stool softeners to help you go, so it isn't something you should worry about. I wish for you a successful procedure, a speedy recovery, and may God Bless. Jim
Thank you, Jim. These videos were very helpful
Sorry but we don't leave a family member alone at a hospital. When my brother had open heart, i was able to translate his hand movement to the nurse to let her know what he was telling her. But i was quiet in a chair so he could rest unless he needed something. That was while he still had the vent. It took awhile for them t get his pain under control. My husband is 8 and may be having this. He gets claustrophobic easily and will panic if i am not there.
Hi Beth, every situation is unique. The point I was trying to make in the video is that patients need to rest post-op and take the time necessary to get through the most difficult part of the procedure. If you remember, the words I used were, "once you are OK with the fact that your loved one is OK, then it is time to let them be so that they can begin the healing process. Usually, after 24 hours, they are much more like themselves and able to respond better to your visit. I know from experience that the patients can't help but respond to you if you are there. They can become caregivers worrying about how you feel. I wish for your husband a successful procedure, a speedy recovery, and may God Bless. Jim
Agreed. No way I’m going home when my hubby of 31 years has heart surgery. He stayed by my bedside during a major medical crisis that nearly killed me. He didn’t leave me. I’m not leaving him. I’ll bring quiet stuff to keep me occupied while he rests but there’s absolutely no way I’m leaving him. Nope. If Dr and nurse don’t like it and try to force me to leave - we are going to have a real problem. I will be at that hospital from the morning we arrive for surgery to the day he is dismissed. Everyone’s just going to have to put the big girl/boy undies on, build a bridge and get over it. They are scheduling for this upcoming week or the next . His surgeon and I have talked and he did suggest I go home and rest . I told him no and that it wasn’t negotiable. He said I’d be more comfortable and again I told him it’s a thousand percent NOT happening.
My husband is finishing his third day out. I wish we had seen your videos before his surgery. Your presentation was terrific and right on point. Thank you.
You're welcome! Hopefully, he will be able to tell someone facing heart surgery about the videos and thereby help someone else in the future. I wish for him a speedy recovery, and may God Bless. Jim
I just can’t deal with the thought of all this no way I’m just not that calm. If they just keep you knocked out till better or something. I do like this doctor so easy t talk with and easy to actually understand seems to actually care. Wish all were like this doctor. Might actually try it with him.
Thanks for these videos. They are just what I needed. I am having a quadruple bypass in York, PA next week. I think that all pts should see these videos.
I went thru that after kidney removal. Hands ✋ tied to bed. Not fun. I thought I'd choke. I didn't
I am having ohs tomorrow. Thank you for your excellent, to the point, informative video on the first few days.
The belly tube removal was excruciatingly painful.
That was absolutely the only thing I can remember . It was painful. It felt like a vacuum hose.
@@shirleyengle8169Hope you're doing well now.
My tube removal was smooth
@@maxineadderley5378 I'm glad you didn't have to go through that pain.
When i woke up, my hands were not tethered and I made a grabbing/pulling motion(fake pulling the tubes away from my mouth) to signal to the nurses that i wanted the tubes taken out. They got the doctor and he took them out. After which, ive never been more thirsty in my life. First they let me suck on ice chips, then i was able to take small sips of water.
I just canceled my OHS
May I ask why? Can I answer any questions for you?
God Bless you thank you so much for this video xxx
I had a càbg. 7 months ago and my leg is still feeling numb., is this normal?
I’ve watched your videos both before and after my 5 way bypass surgery and I thought that the third one was most important for my family to watch, thank you so much for all of important and benefiting information. I had m surgery five days ago and am eager to get home to start the healing process following my doctors and you’re advice. I’m 79 and am ready to get on with m life.
I'm 66 year old waiting for open heart surgery and I found this video was very helpful
I hope everything went ok 🙏🏼
I am the same age and had a double bypass exactly two months ago. I had 21 days of rehabilitation
I went into surgery to have my aorta valve replaced. I woke up and was immediately told by the surgeon they repaired it instead. Surrounded by family I was in a jovial mood feeling no pain I started telling jokes making light of my situation. Good drugs. The recovery room had windows and it was sunny out the room was decorated it to make you feel at home.Mayo clinic Rochester
Thank you for thew information
Thank you so much for your videos! I watched all of them but especially this one because I had a phobia of waking up with a breathing tube. My first experience was a left mitral valve repair in 2019 and the tube was removed in about 15 minutes after waking up and even that was traumatic for me. It is now 2024 and the valve repair has failed and also need bypass for left main artery. The valve replacement was a great success but they couldn’t find a target point to complete the bypass so my scheduled 6-7 hour surgery turned into 10-11 hours. Upon waking up in the ICU I panicked a few times but recalled how you said to “let your logic overcome your emotions.” The nurses gave relaxants through my IV as needed because I remained intubated for 9 hours after surgery. I recall waking up at times and they explained what was happening. They also allowed me to write messages to them on a paper clipboard. Although this was very difficult to experience I am thankful for my nurses and for your support. Now I am home recovering and will have a stent placed through my wrist or groin in about 6 weeks.
Dear Jim and Rick, thank you so much for making these video guides. I’m due a quadruple bypass in a few weeks and have spent hours researching the procedures and looking for a succinct guide to the before, during and after. Your video compilations are simply outstanding. As a UK resident I don’t think we have Heart Ambassadors and certainly nothing by way of the clarity and supportive nature of your video compilation. I am so grateful that you took the time, effort and cost to produce these. They have without doubt the ability to be transformative for the patient. See you on the other side! Warmly, Kevin
This was way more informative than anything the hospital told me. My only question is, when will this terrible taste leave my mouth?
Didn’t like the belly tube removal, but it was instant relief
Definitely the worst for me.
I’ve been through this surgery twice, 1st was at 49, that valve lasted 12 years, my 2nd surgery was at 61, it’s still working well at 67, one valve was a pig valve and the other was a cow valve, I remember the breathing thu the tube, felt odd but not scary
Thank you, that's reassuring. How you are doing well 🙏
In the 80's, I held house party's, as host, with too many guests, I failed to enjoy myself seeing to my guests needs.
I had ohs 6 mts ago I'm doing good but I wish I would have seen these before I had the surgery.i would have ihad it easier afterwards,thank you for having these videos
I have just had cardiac catheterization. Multiple 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 40% and 30% blockages. My doctor is scheduling Quadruple/Quintuple bypass surgery ASAP. I found this series of videos so helpful. I have shared them with my family as well. We all found them to be so thorough. We do best with as much information as possible so thank you!❤
Some bookmarks in this incredibly helpful video: 6:06 support stockings 7:30 overdoing it 10:56 sleeping in a recliner 14:32 breathing exercises 15:03 keeping your sanity!
I’m just passing week 7 after my 6 graft bypass surgery! I’m back to work full time and just had my 66th birthday! Doctors and nurses are amazing! I really enjoyed your videos relating how I felt during my time in hospital and recovering! Nicely done! 👍
CABG X 3 Guess I picked a dozy for my 1st ever surgery… But I must say your Wonderful videos have been very helpful Two weeks into recovery and actually feel ok, not my old self but moving around a good bit. Once again Thank You…