HEART DISEASE COMMUNITY
Bypass Surgery

Bypass Surgery

My dad aged 71 recently undergone Bypass Surgery. After 2-3 days of Sugery, he started to cough. And it is really troublesome. It is dry cough and so consistent that he could not sleep in the night. Can anyone help me as to what is the reason for this. According to Doctors it is normal and will subside soon.
Related Discussions
592969_tn?1248329005
It is normal and will last awhile (could possible take weeks for it to disappear).  He needs to exercise his lungs by blowing out.  With surgery, there is an increased chance of pneumonia.  All the people that I have seen go through bypass surgery or any other heart surgery, had a cough afterwards for up to 3 weeks.  If he exercises his lungs, he will get better faster.  
Blank
Post a Comment
To
Comment
Post A Comment
Go
Blank
Heart Rhythm Tracker
Log your arrhythmias
Start Tracking Now
Blank
Cholesterol Tracker
Log cholesterol over time
Start Tracking Now
MedHelp Health Answers
Submit
Top Heart Disease Answerers
63984_tn?1328841263
Blank
Flycaster305
OR
159619_tn?1318997813
Blank
erijon
Salt Lake City, UT
Avatar_m_tn
Blank
jrbon
Madrid, Spain
187666_tn?1327118513
Blank
ireneo
Portland, OR
237039_tn?1264261657
Blank
ChatterAlly
Lake Jackson, TX
976897_tn?1317787410
Blank
ed34
watford, United Kingdom
RSS Expert Activity
1741471_tn?1329053231
Blank
Love, endorphins and biochemistry. ... Blank
11 hrs ago by Michael Gonzalez-WallaceBlank
1684282_tn?1311133646
Blank
Pregnancy and Addiction
22 hrs ago by Julia M Aharonov, DOBlank
514494_tn?1329196433
Blank
What's the Best Type of Mattress?
Feb 13 by Adam Tanase, D.C.Blank