Members REMUS Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 My dad has just had a very weak one, but it turns out he has a clogged up artery... which is quite strange because he leads a very active life, isn't overweight and doesn't eat allot although he does smoke? He had a procedure today/yesterday in which the sort of push up a wire to the afflicted region and inflate a balloon like thing (sorry i'm not sure), which is supposed to fragment the blockage... it didn't work... So I was wondering if anyone knew of treatments, but the surgeon is recommending open heart surgery, does anyone know of anything else that could be done since my dad isn't keen and he is a fairly old man (65). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 I'm sorry the surgery didn't work. I'd go with whatever procedure the surgeons recommend at this point. Surgery at any age is no fun, but it beats hell out of pushing up daisies. Best wishes to your dad and you in any event. (dispatches HCBF International Mojo Courier...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SelenaBassGirl Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 his health care provider may prescribe aspirin a day for him along with other medications. I am sorry to hear about you dad..better tag this ahead before it gets too late. I used to work as a nurse in a gen. practice office and we had one that was having one, and you would never would've tell, until I did an EKG. It is some scary stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Yeah he is on beta blockers (sp?) and a few other things at the moment Thanks Thumper, it really sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members postludium Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 dont think theres much more they can do besides a bypass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 My dad has just had a very weak one, but it turns out he has a clogged up artery... which is quite strange because he leads a very active life, isn't overweight and doesn't eat allot although he does smoke?He had a procedure today/yesterday in which the sort of push up a wire to the afflicted region and inflate a balloon like thing (sorry i'm not sure), which is supposed to fragment the blockage... it didn't work...So I was wondering if anyone knew of treatments, but the surgeon is recommending open heart surgery, does anyone know of anything else that could be done since my dad isn't keen and he is a fairly old man (65). That's called Angioplasty. Usually the next step is stints. These are little wire cages that spring open and hold the artery open (The look like the old chinese finger capture toy). My dad had failed agioplasty followed by stints and the stints worked like a charm. It could be the location is wrong or something but definately have him ask about it before agreeing to open heart surgery because the stint method is very very safe. As far as living healthy, over 50% of heart problems are hereditary. While bad habits can make these worse, living right doesn't guarantee good health all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 The balloon thing is called balloon angioplasty. The balloon is inflated at the blockage which opens the artery and pushes the plaque against the artery wall. Sometimes they'll use a stent to hold it open. I had two stents put in 5 years ago. If he has a lot of blockage open heart surgery is probably called for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Do the stents/stints stay in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Keep in mind that this is a bass forum so any medical advice is going to be suspect at best. That being said, red wine, purple grape juice and pomegranate juice both have a thing called resveratrol in it that some studies say will reduce the arterial blockage. I think that it was lef.org that published a few studies last year. I've read that it can give you man boobs though. BTW, good vibes and prayers to you and your dad, that's some scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 While bad habits can make these worse, living right doesn't guarantee good health all the time. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Keep in mind that this is a bass forum so any medical advice is going to be suspect at best. That being said, red wine, purple grape juice and pomegranate juice both have a thing called resveratrol in it that some studies say will reduce the arterial blockage. I think that it was lef.org that published a few studies last year. I've read that it can give you man boobs though.BTW, good vibes and prayers to you and your dad, that's some scary stuff. I was just wondering if anyone here had or knew anyone who had a heart operation and could provide advice, I thought that maybe in the US you had a broader/newer range of treatments perhaps? &Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Do the stents/stints stay in? Yes. My dad ended up having something like 7 or 8 of them. A couple in his legs actually allowed him to play golf again after almost a decade of inactivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Svi Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 I don't know much about this kind of stuff, but I hope everything goes allright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 I don't know much about this kind of stuff, but I hope everything goes allright. Thanks, it's all greatly appreciated MrsSvi I'll suggest them to my dad and see what he says lug, thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Thanks, it's all greatly appreciated MrsSvi I'll suggest them to my dad and see what he says lug, thanks for the info. It may not be applicable in his particular case but just make sure he gets an explaination from the Doc about it. Good luck, he's got my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xdamagexx Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 listen to the DR., my father went through this back in July.. he had severe blockage on both sides of his neck (R 95%) (L 85%) and they did a quadrouple bypass.. hes slowly gettin over it and he's 54... always been very healthy but with back problem's.. and a huge smoker... about 1 to 2 packs a day.. GL with your pops Remus.. hopefully he can get fixed up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 I was just wondering if anyone here had or knew anyone who had a heart operation and could provide advice, I thought that maybe in the US you had a broader/newer range of treatments perhaps?&Thanks I had some blood pressure issues about two years ago (much drinking and partying in earlier years darn near did me in), so I try to keep up on this stuff. The good news is that, with modern drugs, fewer and fewer people are dying from heart disease. The effectiveness of things like stents and angioplasty are being studied and I've read that some docs are going away from them altogether in favor of drug therapy. We seem to be getting pretty darn good at preventing and treating heart disease...heck, they even grew a rat a new heart a few weeks back in all of 8 days IIRC. Get multiple opinions and ask lots and lots of questions. All in all though, it seems that your dad is in much better hands than he would have been 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 BTW, My mom had a triple bypass as well. She left the hospital 2 days later and was just as good as ever inside a week. Heart sugery has made leaps and bounds over the last two decades and is far safer than in the old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slapthefunkyfour Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 I don't know anything about this, like MrsSvi, but my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I hope all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruntollio Bass Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Remus, Today is the 4th anniversary of my father passing away from one at age 63. He didn't even get a chance to have the options your old man has. He just dropped like a stone on the bedroom floor one night and that was it. He was fit and healthy up until his death too.All I can say is take the good doctors advice and do whatever they recommend will be the best way to resolve it. Better to have a scar on the chest and be living, than have no scar and be dead. 65 is way too young for him to go and I'm sure once he's had his problem solved he'll have plenty of good years left in him yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slapthefunkyfour Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 My brother in law is dating a girl who had a heart transplant recently. She is only 20 years old. I'll talk to her tomorrow and see if she knows of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 he is a fairly old man (65). 65 isn't old...not by a long shot. My dad went through open-heart surgery and the main thing that was the problem afterwards was recovering from the surgery itself....meaning the healing up of his chest-bone as they had to cut through that to get to his heart. He lived a normal life and he died not from heart complications at all...that was still going strong when he died. He died from mesothelioma...which is due to his exposure to asbestos in the Navy back in the late 40's and 50's. Also have your dad check out the pharmaceutical route too...heard not too long ago about many cases of heart disease can be treated with medication alone. I'm sure he's already done this...but it doesn't hurt to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 good (((vibes))) for pops . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 Sorry to hear that man! I hope he gets better soon. Same age as my Dad Mine ain't doin' too good lately either but thats mainly due to an accident he had years ago and also 30 odd years of smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted February 14, 2008 Members Share Posted February 14, 2008 best regards man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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