I was following the dogma of the day. Before 1995, I was regularly sending patients to have coronary artery bypass surgery. This patient had blockages and by the standards of the day his bypass was appropriate. I still feel terrible about what happened to him. After the surgery, he had severe dementia and was bed bound. He had been fine prior to the surgery. He never recovered. Two women in my family lost husbands as a direct result of bypass surgery. One died on the table. One died as a result of a staph infection that began with the surgery. These are not rare problems.
Thank you for sharing this.
It is great to hear from you. I hope things are going well.