Returning to smoking after coronary bypass surgery
Welcome. My mother had open heart surgery and bypass surgery, she was a smoker and re-smoking, her left leg swollen for a week. What is the cause and action?
We ask God for healing and wellness for the honorable mother, and after...
You should completely refrain from smoking in all its forms after heart bypass surgery, because continuing to smoke will lead to the formation of new deposits in the new connections or in other arteries of the heart, and the return of symptoms of heart failure, and possibly a new one. Heart attack. As for the tumor in the left leg after this type of operation, it is expected because of the surgery that it will take the links of the heart. This tumor will go away with time, and in some cases it may take 3 to 12 months. It is recommended to elevate the legs when lying down and avoid long standing and long sitting as much as possible.
After coronary bypass surgery, the patient is advised to follow a low-fat diet, walk for half an hour daily, completely stop smoking in all its forms, monitor cholesterol, triglyceride and blood sugar levels, and take a daily aspirin for children. . and taking medications to improve cardiac perfusion. Such as beta-blockers, atenolol or bisoprolol, and vasodilators, such as nitrate drugs), as well as taking a cholesterol-lowering drug (such as atorvastatin) even if the level of cholesterol in the blood is normal. These medications are of course taken under the supervision of a cardiologist.
These patients must be reminded that the coronary artery restoration process corrects the sedimentation problem that previously accumulated in the heart arteries, but it does not correct the body chemistry that led to the accumulation of these deposits. So the process should not be satisfied, but the patient and the doctor should try to change the body chemical that helps plaque buildup by changing the lifestyle (low-fat diet, smoking cessation, exercise...), controlling cholesterol and triglycerides. . . Diabetes, and taking medications that have been proven to be beneficial in such cases (such as aspirin, cholesterol reducers, beta-blockers...).
