My dad is 74. He's in fairly good shape for his age, doesn't smoke but likes a drink. Walks his dogs a couple of times a day. He's also got high blood pressure & type 2 diabetes.
A recent check up led to him being referred to the local cardio clinic for further tests. Upshot is, he's got a dodgy heart valve, possibly caused by rheumatic fever as a child.
He's booked in for surgery next month (they're giving the old swine a pig valve
)
The hospital have told him he'll be out about 6 days after the op. He lives with my mother & sister, I'm close enough to get there every night as well.
What will we need to do at home ? Move a bed downstairs ? Definitely keep the 2 young & energetic Rottweilers away from him!
How long to make a recovery from this sort of thing ?
All advice welcome..I'm not sure how he feels about this but I'm scared..