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Interview HA31  

Interview HA31

Age at Interview: 69
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 67
Background: Retired Managing Director; Living with partner, 5 children
Brief outline:Heart attack May 2003, in hospital for six days. Angina attacks May-November. Coronary artery bypass surgery November 2003. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, simvastatin


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He felt well informed before he signed the consent form for bypass surgery two weeks after his heart attack.

 



The surgeon, I think he was a very good communicator. He came and sat on the side of the bed, explained everything he was going to do. After the operation he came back and he explained everything he had done. 

And also he explained what's going to happen to me in the next few days because when he was talking to me, there's pipes sticking in my mouth and in my groin, all over the place. 

And he explained that progressively they was going to remove all the different pipes, and the purpose for them and everything else, and I thought it was marvellous that a surgeon would take the time out to explain everything he was going to do, or had done, in the next few days. And I was very, very impressed with this surgeon, I've got to be truthful. 

So the only person that was really good, as far as I was concerned, was the surgeon and he didn't mince his words, you know, he spat it straight out. 

He called a spade, a spade and I loved that, I knew exactly where I stood. I knew the risk from living and dying on the operation or from a stroke and everything else and that's the way I like it, I knew exactly where I stood. I knew the odds were against me but I went for it. 
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