Journeys

77 stories found for "bypass"
Clear search

Victor

Heart attack

Aged 82 at the time of his heart attack, medical staff weren’t sure if Victor could cope with open...

View

Fran

Heart attack

During her 20-year journey with heart disease, Fran has had four heart attacks, quadruple bypass ...

View 3

Stuart

Cardiac arrest, Carer’s story, Heart attack

It was the morning of Friday 1 April 2022, when Stuart suffered a cardiac arrest on his ...

View 6

Neville

Heart valve problems

Farmers work hard and often work alone, sometimes needing a nudge to get along to the doctor’s. ...

View 1

David

Angina

Chest pain led him to the doctor, but for public health worker David, what happened next was a ...

View 1

Graeme

Angina

For someone who doesn’t like to sit still, recovering from open heart surgery posed a particular ...

View

Dennis

Heart attack

Dennis was not as shaken up by his heart attack as his ward mates, but for a long time afterwards he...

View

Charlie

Angina

When he failed his bi-annual physical competence test, Rotorua policeman Charlie wanted some ...

View

Jim

Angina

Jim survived a series of near-death experiences. He was pronounced dead after surgery 12 years ago, ...

View

Jennifer

Aortic aneurysm, Arrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation, Carer’s story, Heart failure, Heart valve problems

After more than 15 years of postponing surgery for his aortic stenosis and aortic aneurysm, ...

View

Peter

Heart attack

What started as the road to recovery after a heart attack and bypass surgery, became a journey that ...

View 5

Nick

Arrhythmia, Heart attack

Nick spent his younger years living to work and working to live. His lifestyle caught up with him in...

View