Hopefully it will go smoothly and you will recover fully. But complications can arise patients can get some brain damage from the heart lung machine that may or may not resolve in a year, some sternums don't heal properly, it's serious but it's also almost routine . Find a good surgeon and surgical team with a great stats who knows what they are doing ask questions. Waking up in ICU can be very scary and disorienting.
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if I Haven’t ever smoked or taken any other health medications, What will happen during heart surgery? ‘
Hopefully it will go smoothly and you will recover fully. But complications can arise patients can get some brain damage from the heart lung machine that may or may not resolve in a year, some sternums don't heal properly, it's serious but it's also almost routine . Find a good surgeon and surgical team with a great stats who knows what they are doing ask questions. Waking up in ICU can be very scary and disorienting.