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I had an elective CABG surgery right before Christmas 2023. This is my blog about my experience, to help others facing it themselves. It was not as bad as I had feared, and I learned a whole lot along the way!

Friday, December 29, 2023

Useful Guidance Post Surgery

When researching CABG I saw a lot of useful into on the Cleveland Clinic site, as well as in from the NHS in the UK. My hospital did not give me as robust of a binder or packet of information, and I found myself Googling things daily.

Then I found this from the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. It was quite helpful, so I wanted to share it here! S.O many things were made clear in this handy little book. I am going to tell my surgeon and his NP they need to hand out the link to this instead of the pages the printed off from the MyEpic MyChart and gave to me. This is way more comprehensive and patient-friendly.



AHS Patient Brochure