A member asked:

How should i adjust to the life style change after heart surgery?

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Cardiac Rehab: Follow up carefully with your cardiologist, attend cardiac rehab until you 'graduate' and consider seeing if your insurance provider has a program like 'silver sneakers' at an area gym so you can continue to improve your conditioning and thereby support the medical therapy you will be receiving.

Answered 5/2/2015

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Dr. Craig Carter answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Live smarter: The changes may not be as severe as you think. The key is to understand what got you there in the first place. Usually, changes include stopping smoking, lose weight, exercise, control your blood pressure, and controlling diabetes and cholesterol.

Answered 5/15/2013

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Dr. Matthew Cooper answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Heart Surgery: You should look at this as an opportunity to re evaluate your life in a good way. Work with your doctors and family to modify all of your risk factors and live healthy.

Answered 7/4/2013

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