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Brian Floyd
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 11:47am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

I went to see my cardiologist a while back, and had some tests (including a heart cath) done Thursday.

Guess what? I go see a heart surgeon next Thursday, because I have to have either two rounds of stints....or open heart surgery.

I am scared to death!
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Kevin Brown
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 12:29pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

Brian, I've got 4 stents. I was fortunate not to have open heart surgery though. All I can say about it is when I had my procedure done, I felt so much better afterwards. You'll be on some medication for the rest of your life, but it's worth it. 

Good luck!
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John Byrne

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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 12:38pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

Good luck, Brian. My father went thru something similar in his sixties and lived to be ninety.
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Brian Miller
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 1:53pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

You got this, BF! My mom went thru it a couple years ago. Shes felt better
than she had in years prior to having it done.
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Matt Hawes
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 2:11pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply

My thoughts are with you.
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Peter Hicks
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 3:54pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

I have had open heart surgery twice.  It’s admittedly a long recovery road, but what used to be ground breaking is now a routine procedure done approximately 2 million times annually all over the world (500,000 in the US alone).  I am happy to talk to you about it if you have questions.
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Dave Pruitt
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 5:50pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

They’re very good with this stuff these days, try not to worry.
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Vinny Valenti
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 6:26pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

If there can be any upside, it's that it was caught ahead of time. Spontaneous heart issues scare the hell out of me.
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James Johnson
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 7:30pm | IP Logged | 9 post reply

Brian,

I know the feeling.

20 years ago,  at the tender young age of 39, I visited a cardiologist due to having occasional chest pains and aching in my left arm. After having a cardio catscan where I had dye injected into my arteries,  it was discovered that I had some blockage where I needed quadruple bypass.

I broke down and cried once the doctor gave me the news. 

The first 3 weeks after surgery was rough (had to sleep in a recliner ....was afraid to move around...), but recovery did go well.

The moment that I knew I got over the recovery hump was one night into my fourth week of recovery, I was home alone and able to lay flat on my bed. I slept without the use of the chest harness (and the stuffed bear 😁) and did not have any issues. I was out  for 9 hours straight. 

As some of you have stated,  I was able to have a better life after my surgery.

Brian, YOU GOT THIS!!!!!🤜🏾🤛🏾








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James Woodcock
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 9:31pm | IP Logged | 10 post reply

Doctors know what they are doing. It’s never as straight forward as we
think, but they know what they are doing.
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Greg McPhee
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Posted: 16 August 2025 at 11:09pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

Good luck, Brian. You'll get through this.
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