Journeys

75 stories found for "bypass surgery"
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Phil

Angina, Cardiac arrest

…pains, he never imagined the result would be double bypass surgery. Six months later he ...

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Bob

Heart attack

After his heart attack and subsequent triple bypass in 2017, Bob experienced anxiety, anger and ...

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Ruth

Heart valve problems, Rheumatic fever and heart disease

“Life can be good again,” says Ruth, a critical care nurse who learned about the far-reaching ...

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Jock

Angina

Jock’s story begins 14 years ago, when he thought he’d strained a muscle digging in the garden. ...

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Cynthia

Heart attack, SCAD

Within just 10 days, young mum Cynthia survived three heart attacks due to spontaneous coronary ...

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John

Heart valve problems

John says his recent bypass surgery and valve replacement are not the end of his heart journey, ...

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Janet

Angina

Janet never even suspected there was something wrong with her heart. And now, she still ponders if ...

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Tina

Carer’s story, Heart attack

After watching both her father and brother go in for heart bypass surgery, Tina wants others to know...

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Mofini

Angina

Mofini’s story of heart bypass surgery is available in Tongan and English. Taking six months off ...

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Denise

Heart attack, High cholesterol

…start of a heart attack. A life-saving emergency quadruple bypass followed. Denise shares her...

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Mirjana

Heart attack

Fourteen years of nursing did not prepare Mirjana for her heart attack. Like many others, she ...

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Victor

Heart attack

Aged 82 at the time of his heart attack, medical staff weren’t sure if Victor could cope with open...

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