Care Opinion

Heart bypass surgery

Posted By GAZV70

"Heart bypass surgery"

About: Fife Community Services / Community Cardiac Specialist Service General practices in Fife Queen Margaret Hospital / Cardiology Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France / Cardiology & Coronary Care Unit Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France / High Dependency Unit & Intensive Care Unit

(as a service user),

I was told at 54 I needed a quadruple heart bypass and I was totally blown away but knew if I had to enjoy future life and retirement in the long term I needed to get this done as soon as possible.

I was allocated a cardiac nurse at Edinburgh royal infirmary called Carol who was very supportive and friendly and my consultant Mr Giordano who was extremely passionate about my welfare and treated me as an individual and cared about me.

I spent time in ITU and HDU and all the staff were fantastic and professional. Once I left hospital care the follow up care was very good ,I attended a clinic at dunfermline Queen Margaret where I met Nisha over a few weeks and I also attended my local gp nurse Emma at Kelty medical practice who assisted with dressings on my scar due to complications and gave me loads of reassurance that things will improve in time.

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Response from Anne McEwan, Team Leader, Fife Community Cardiac Specialist Nurse Service, NHS Fife 5 months ago
Anne McEwan
Team Leader, Fife Community Cardiac Specialist Nurse Service,
NHS Fife

Submitted on 16/09/2024 at 08:55
Published on Care Opinion at 08:55

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Dear GAZV70,

Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience following your recent bypass surgery. I am glad Nisha was supportive along with our other colleagues.

I will pass this on to Nisha and the rest of our team.

All the best,

Anne McEwan

Team Leader

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Response from Michelle Jack, Associate Nurse Director, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian 5 months ago
Michelle Jack
Associate Nurse Director, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh,
NHS Lothian

Submitted on 16/09/2024 at 10:23
Published on Care Opinion at 10:23

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Thank you so much for taking time out of your recovery to write this feedback. This must have been a really difficult time for you I am pleased we were able to support you and that you are now on the road to recovery.

Thanks again and take care.

michelle

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Response from Louise Bell, Clinical Nurse Manager, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, NHS Lothian 5 months ago
Louise Bell
Clinical Nurse Manager, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery,
NHS Lothian

Submitted on 16/09/2024 at 10:39
Published on Care Opinion at 10:39

Thank you for your kind feedback, this must have been a frightening time for you.

I will ensure the teams involved receive your message and I hope things continue to improve with your scar.

Best wishes,

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