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Please suggest some important questions i can ask my doctor about heart surgery.
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Ask: Ask what you can do to speed your recovery and not need a second surgery.
Answered 5/20/2014
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What: What are the risks? Benefits? How long is the recovery? When will i be fully recovered?
Answered 5/20/2014
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