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I had one in October of 2005. IT is routine, but not a walk in the park for the patient. They have to cut the chest bone...
I would advise that you make sure he has a power recliner to sleep in the first few nights when he gets home. I used pillows the first couple night. My g/f had to lift me up so I could get out of bed. The power recliner that lefts all the way up did the trick. Rented one from a medical supply company for a month. Used it about two weeks...
The other issue is it is important that he cough up any fluid in his lungs. They give you a breathing exercise device that cause you to cough any thing in the lungs up. Since they collapse your lungs during the operation, you wanna get them working right again as soon as possible. Will make him feel better.
After recovery from the initial surgery stuff , I feel better and noticed a marked improvement in my breathing etc.. Typically it is an operation you don't have a lot of choice on, so the sooner the better in most cases. Beats a heart attack that might kill!
Best of luck to your dad!!!
PS - The operation itself is a breeze, they give ya drugs so you don't feel anything, don't care and don't remember.
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