The opportunity to do coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) among our fellow citizens has appeared recently, and even then not all. But it is important for candidates for the operation to get rid of the myths that surround it, according to the online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Myth 1. The heart can't take it, really. Fear is the main problem of a person who is going to have coronary artery bypass surgery. To cope with it helps the desire, if not forever, then at least for a while to forget about the pain. By the way, it is pain in many ways that makes the patient decide on an operation..

Myth 2. After the operation, you will have to “carry” yourself like a crystal vase. In fact. This is wrong. Usually, the very next day after the operation, the doctor warns: if you move a little, complications are possible, such as pneumonia. The operated patient immediately begins to learn to turn in bed, sit down... Shunts are put in order so that the patient can walk without feeling pain. At first, of course, weakness interferes, and pain from the seam, but it is necessary to gradually increase physical activity. And then those movements that caused pain before the operation will be given easily..

Myth 3. The pain may return. There is no need to wait for the pain to return, but it is better to imagine that it never happened at all. However, " Everything should be in moderation. The patient should set realistic goals for himself: for example, today and tomorrow I will walk 50 meters, the next days - 75, then - 100... Statistics show that not all patients, even after CABG, manage to get rid of angina pectoris.

And this is not surprising: no matter how well the operation is done, it is only one of the stages in the treatment of coronary heart disease.. Doctors have not yet learned how to cleanse the vessels of the heart from atherosclerotic plaques - the main cause of the disease. Therefore, even after successful surgery, about half of patients may still have angina pectoris, manifested by pain behind the sternum during exercise.. But the number of seizures and pills taken after CABG will still be less. So the quality of life of the patient will still improve. And most importantly, it will be possible to delay the onset of myocardial infarction, which means to prolong life..

Myth 4. After CABG you can live as before. Alas, it is not. Even with a good outcome of the operation, you should try to strain your arms and the entire shoulder girdle as little as possible..

This is due to a significant surgical trauma in the chest area.. It is advisable to limit heavy lifting. You will also have to give up some gardening work..

Myth 5. Smoking does not affect the heart after surgery. Quitting smoking extends the life of shunts by several years. After all, the duration of the functioning of shunts in each patient is different.. On average, it is 5-7 years. This period largely depends on how much a person was able to change his life after the operation, whether he follows the recommendations of doctors.

Proper nutrition (diet with restriction of animal fats), normalization of body weight, adequate physical activity, taking all the necessary medications in total add a few more years of active and fulfilling life.

Myth 6. After the operation, it will be possible to live without drugs. In fact. People who have undergone CABG should never stop taking their medication.

Most of the drugs that are prescribed today after surgery are vital. In order to reduce the risk of shunt closure by blood clots, it is often necessary to take drugs that reduce blood clotting.

Drugs from the group of beta-blockers are necessary in order to reduce the excessive work of the heart.. They lower blood pressure and slow down the heart rate. However, any changes in treatment must be agreed with the doctor.. It's too risky to decide on your own..

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