In mid-December of 2008 – exactly two weeks before Christmas Day, I had unexpected open heart surgery – a triple bypass. I am a female and at the time I was 53 years old. Of course before I had the very unexpected open heart surgery I thought I felt great. I thought I just had ...
The handy little device we know as a “zipper” has been around since 1913, and it was invented by a man named Gideon Sundback. He didn’t call it a zipper, but named it the Clasp Locker. Later on, the Clasp Locker was manufactured and promoted by the B. F. Goodrich Company, a name familiar to ...
Whenever you hear of a “sudden death” heart attack, you may wonder how things got that bad without any warning. Perhaps it was because the warnings weren’t given the value they possess. How can a toothache mean a heart attack, after all? Knowing what subtle signs to look for could save a life. Clubbing Fingers: ...
Preparing for open heart surgery often involves as much psychological preparation as it does physical. In my experience, patients heading into surgery report feeling informed about the procedure as explained by their surgeon, cardiologist, and nurse, but they report in the days following the surgery how they did not expect the emotional roller coaster that ...
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