Depression After Open Heart Surgery. Patient s family isn t supportive. Despite our advances in surgical and medical management of patients after coronary artery bypass surgery depression is an important independent predictor of death after surgery and should be.
My outlook was dismal. Not giving the emotional or physical support that was expected. At the community reach center your denver mental health center we can provide the counseling and medication needed to bring depression and anxiety under control after heart surgery.
I had no energy.
During recovery from cardiac surgery depression can intensify pain worsen fatigue and sluggishness or cause a person to withdraw into social isolation. Depression after heart surgery is so common that it has its own name. Not giving the emotional or physical support that was expected. Personally i suffered from an extreme case of cardiac depression.
