Recent content by zoemeigs

I am new on this forum. one thing no one warned me about before my open heart surgery was the hallucinating and confusion I would experience for the first few days after surgery. I think it’s caused by the anesthesia. Anyway, I hope you’re spared this side effect but if not, being aware that...

One of the most difficult parts of my post-open heart surgery life is feeling isolated and not knowing other people who deal with my issues daily. There was little attention to mental health and the impact on it of having this major surgery or living with a machine in your heart afterwards...