Triple by passs and heart valve replacement on the radar. Any advice?

[txdon]

Liable for what ? Do you think it was unreasonable for the doctor to say 15 years .

Liable for giving false information. He cannot say how long it will last. Too many variables. He is giving false hopes and a sense of security with no guidelines on stoping the progression of the disease, or telling the patient what will speed up the disease.

Yes I do think it was unreasonable for the Dr to say 15 years since statistically in the link previous posted 1/2 failed in 10-15 years.

So now I get to ask you a question.

Do you think that diet plays a roll in heart disease?

 

[sailorman]

Thank you for the reply .

 

[TomSeller]

Everyone that I know that has done well has followed strict diet advice from their doctor. They eat much healthier and they end up liking the diet, getting back to basic healthy foods. Something we all should do anyway. Americans have, in general, a poor diet.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Everyone that I know that has done well has followed strict diet advice from their doctor. They eat much healthier and they end up liking the diet, getting back to basic healthy foods. Something we all should do anyway. Americans have, in general, a poor diet.

I did read this entire thread and at 26 it’s got me a bit concerned with my own health, everyone says my age is still young but I have enough wisdom to listen to people who know more than I do, one thing that I hear all the time, **** I say it, “where did the time go” or this past month/ year/ decade flew by.

I know I will be on the other side of this conversation before long.

Diet has been brought up a few times on this thread and that’s something I have been doing a lot of research into the last few years.

There’s an incredible amount of contradictory info out there, some study proves this last study false but the studies were small and only targeted groups which they don’t tell you those details, they make you dig to really compare them.

From what I have seen and read, the diet I chose was a low fat, plant based diet. It seems that stands out as the better one to be on.

If you do research into cultures with high life expectancies they always eat lots of vegetables with little meat and almost no processed foods, totally opposite of a western diet.

The biggest eye opener for me was learning that processed meats (lunch meats, hot dogs etc.) were a Group 1 carcinogen, along with tobacco, alcohol etc. Known and Probable Human Carcinogens and red meats fell in the group below that.

That’s when I started to pay attention and maybe what we eat really does effect our health which is why I changed mine in hopes to not find myself in a surgery situation but nothing is certain in this world.

I’m really glad to hear about the success a lot of people have had with there surgeries on this thread, I picked up a lot of info reading it. But as far as diet goes, I personally would take a successful surgery as a second chance and a proper diet on top of exercise would be like playing with loaded dice instead of gambling with the most valuable resource we have, “Time”.

My views on doctors is there job is to treat and cure the symptoms (which they are very good at and very needed) not so much be an advocate preventing illness, no money in healthy people. Just my 2 cents

I was 380lbs, seen 10 diff doctors over the years for checkups and what not, non said I needed to lose weight, change my diet or start exercising, not one. All said I was healthy because my blood pressure was below normal and resting heart rate was in range. Non of them even mentioned the risk factors of a high BMI etc, that’s just crazy to think about now.

One good program to watch is “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead”

 

[Budweiser John]

OK now, ten days post surgery and as usual, TBN has been a wonderful diversion and again thanks for the replays, and support.
Just a couple comments i'de like to address.
First off, my surgeons comments about being good for another fifteen years was made biased on the experience of his practice and In no way implied a guarantee nor would I even consider a conversation implying one.
Secondly, we are what we eat. Since this cardiac escape unfolded about a year ago my wife and I started thinking when it comes to eating, less is better and breakfast is the best meal of the day. Getting off the deli processed lunch meats and potato chips at lunch in lieu of homade soup. Dinner which was once the biggest meal of the day now
consists of very small servings of protein, vegetables, salad, and usually a glass of approiate wine. The point being, I suspect most members out there can eat less and enjoy it more.
At the risk of sounding like a crusader for the AHA, we still have pizza, beer, and ice cream just smaller quantities. And.....Bacon.
B. John

 

[HillStreet]

OK now, ten days post surgery and as usual, TBN has been a wonderful diversion and again thanks for the replays, and support.
Just a couple comments i'de like to address.
First off, my surgeons comments about being good for another fifteen years was made biased on the experience of his practice and In no way implied a guarantee nor would I even consider a conversation implying one.
Secondly, we are what we eat. Since this cardiac escape unfolded about a year ago my wife and I started thinking when it comes to eating, less is better and breakfast is the best meal of the day. Getting off the deli processed lunch meats and potato chips at lunch in lieu of homade soup. Dinner which was once the biggest meal of the day now
consists of very small servings of protein, vegetables, salad, and usually a glass of approiate wine. The point being, I suspect most members out there can eat less and enjoy it more.
At the risk of sounding like a crusader for the AHA, we still have pizza, beer, and ice cream just smaller quantities. And.....Bacon.
B. John

Glad to hear you're doing good John. I mentioned earlier that my wife and I were going to a nutritionist. That was very helpful as we prepare better meals now, and rarely have cookies or sweets in the house, now it is just a treat once in a while. My wife is doing very well with her weight loss, and I have lost 8 pounds.

By the way, I had surgery yesterday to check on the cancer that was removed in my bladderand ureter (the pipe that goes between kidneys and bladder). Good news, the urologist says clean as a whistle. He is saving my life, there is no doubt. Anyway, we have had the talk about how there is no reason why I can't enjoy a long life ahead. I quit smoking 3 years ago, and now I am losing weight and exercising. There are no guarantees in life, but I appreciate life much more now than when I was younger.

 

[TomSeller]

OK now, ten days post surgery and as usual, TBN has been a wonderful diversion and again thanks for the replays, and support.
Just a couple comments i'de like to address.
First off, my surgeons comments about being good for another fifteen years was made biased on the experience of his practice and In no way implied a guarantee nor would I even consider a conversation implying one.
Secondly, we are what we eat. Since this cardiac escape unfolded about a year ago my wife and I started thinking when it comes to eating, less is better and breakfast is the best meal of the day. Getting off the deli processed lunch meats and potato chips at lunch in lieu of homade soup. Dinner which was once the biggest meal of the day now
consists of very small servings of protein, vegetables, salad, and usually a glass of approiate wine. The point being, I suspect most members out there can eat less and enjoy it more.
At the risk of sounding like a crusader for the AHA, we still have pizza, beer, and ice cream just smaller quantities. And.....Bacon.
B. John

Keep us posted, you are nearing 3 weeks now? How are you doing? And yes, basic foods are better than all that garbage our culture tells us we should eat.

 

[dodge man]

Glad the surgery turned out well. I've lost about 40 pounds in the last 8 months and another 40 would make me pretty lean and mean. Me and the wife are also eating a lot less, more salads and veggies, and a sweet treat is very rare.

 

[hawkeye08]

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I was 380lbs, seen 10 diff doctors over the years for checkups and what not, non said I needed to lose weight, change my diet or start exercising, not one. All said I was healthy because my blood pressure was below normal and resting heart rate was in range. Non of them even mentioned the risk factors of a high BMI etc, that’s just crazy to think about now.

One good program to watch is “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead”

My weight had increased starting about 12 years ago. 3 years ago, I had back surgery (L4/L5 fusion and cleaning of spinal canal). Spine doc said I had to lose 50 lbs before he would do the surgery, which I did. When in for my annual check with my regular doc, he never mentioned my weight loss (and had not mentioned weight gain previously). I asked him why... he answer was, you already know you gained or lost weight and don't need me to mention it. I asked if he was concerned it may be a problem (my numbers were all good, except weight was too much for height or my height was not enough for my weight), he said he was concerned but we all make our own choices in life.

Without getting into a lecture, my thinking is that moderation is key. We seem to supersize everything...

 

[txdon]

Without getting into a lecture, my thinking is that moderation is key. We seem to supersize everything...

Moderation in America does not work. Americas standard portion size is just too large. Have you had a meal with 3 oz of lean meat. Well that's a full serving not moderation. People feel deprived or teased eating a real moderation portion of an unhealthy food, and we are talking only about moderating unhealthy foods right, like pizza and bacon.


“Americans with the healthiest diets actually eat a relatively small range of healthy foods,” said Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H., senior author and dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston. “These results suggest that in modern diets, eating ‘everything in moderation’ is actually worse than eating a smaller number of healthy foods.”
Why "Everything in Moderation" Is Terrible Diet Advice - Diet Doctor