I've been in that boat many times before. I have a heart condition, so I know what your going through. It's really scary. The doctors and nurses, even though it's horrible, have to talk to you about this stuff. I remember them talking to me about organ donation right before my op which made me feel slightly worse, mainly because I felt like they didn't think I'd come back, obviously they have to talk about it to people because it's their jobs to. It isn't because they think you'll die. I got through it and was back to my old self and out of hospital within 4-6 months. I hope you make an equally speedy recovery. If you ever need to talk, I'm here. I only say that because I know I wish I had someone to talk to about stuff when I had my operations. The best of luck! :)

Best of luck to you I kinda know how you feel I also had heart surgery, however mine was when I was 9 months old due to being born with a heart mermer or a hole in my heart

Hope you come out of surgery well and recover quickly.

I got in an accident once after watching the movie "Awake", and I refused an op on my shattered shoulder because I was terrified of risks and to feel something during narcosis. So I know your feelings, and FYL（≧∇≦）

Good luck!!

The other week I watched an episode of "Untold Stories From The ER", where a woman who was young, healthy, had a healthy lifestyle and no history of heart disease was suffering the symptoms of a heart attack. It turned out that she had "Broken Heart Syndrome" because her father had recently died and all the grief had actually caused her heart to become enlarged with an irregular heartbeat. She had to get surgery to save her life and the doctor thought her symptoms were all emotional until he got the test results about her heart. He was completely bewildered until someone else described broken heart syndrome to him, and she could have died because of the doctor's ignorance.

Informed consent means they have to go over all the risks, but if the surgeon is talking high risk you need a second opinion.

I wish you well with your operation. Don't sweat it, get a second opinion if you're really nervous, but remember that medical science is a lot better now than it has ever been before :)

Why the hell would anyone vote YDI on this??

He has to tell you the risks. Do you expect him to keep it a secret?