I had heart surgery at age 12, at KU Medical center, kansas city. I'm now 66 and still alive to talk about it. I remember how hard it was in 1962 but I survived. Things have really changed. It's 2019 now. I guess I had some great doctors that helped me to live a full life. I hope to live another 20 years or more. My dad lived to 94.
@Michael Persico I was only 11 or 12 but I remember ..it was very hard back then..no computers..just a room with a light bulb..I was just a guinea pig..20 dr's from around the world standing around my bed critiquing me like I was a lab rat. Handling pain was not important to them, so they cut my body half open, deflated one lung, much different than they do today. It was unreal amount of pain l bore. I healed in about a year, but the first 12 yrs of my life I was a premature, tiny baby and had constant nosebleeds that could't be stopped. There were 7 of us kids, so my parents were not there much for me ..there was permanent emotional damage but life goes on and I had to deal with it. I am almost 67, my Dr has wanted to put pacemaker in me and another heart surgery, but I will not do it. When the Lord calls me home, I am ready. Through my life I have had numerous, very serious surgery's just as bad but I came through. When I went to KU Med Ctr for the heart surgery as a child, I first entered a large hospital room full of children, who all had very abnormal, weird bazar health problems, so much worse than me. That hospital had their hands full trying to figure out what to do with these kids. I remember the large horse needles they used on us to get blood. God they took blood constantly and my arms were so bruised and hurt. It really was a God awful experience, today is so different. I am grateful to have lived, they did save and thru my surgery helped teach the doctors, today heart surgery is done completely different than mine was, and today patients get pain killers but I did not. I really had no choice in the matter and my parents drove me there and I had no idea I was going to have surgery. Back then they were quiet about lots of things. Penney Bayer
Think about this: If the surgery really produced the result as promised in the long run, which I doubt, the boy might still be alive. But both the almighty doctor and the trustful father are by now both dead and buried since long.
Knut Holt..I had heart surgery about the same time as the boy in the article. They told my parents I probably would not live to see age 40. Wee, I am alive and well and am 67 yrs old..I was a specimen at ku med ctr when they did surgery as 1 of the 1st people, I was a twin, born with aorta almost blocked off. I could say much more, but would take too much time. I could not have lived without their surgery. It was not an easy surgery, they did not think anesthesia was important then and the pain was beyond words. My mom called the doctor at his home and demanded that they approve more pain killers for me. I was age 11, have been successful in life and just retired. Penney Bayer at twinpenney@gmail.com
I had heart surgery at age 12, at KU Medical center, kansas city. I'm now 66 and still alive to talk about it. I remember how hard it was in 1962 but I survived. Things have really changed. It's 2019 now. I guess I had some great doctors that helped me to live a full life. I hope to live another 20 years or more. My dad lived to 94.
Penney Bayer GOD BLESS YOU Ma’am ;hope you enjoy many more wonderful,happy,healthy years.
@@carlahead5072 thanks, it's in God's hands .I have had a great life, bless you..penney
@Michael Persico I was only 11 or 12 but I remember ..it was very hard back then..no computers..just a room with a light bulb..I was just a guinea pig..20 dr's from around the world standing around my bed critiquing me like I was a lab rat. Handling pain was not important to them, so they cut my body half open, deflated one lung, much different than they do today. It was unreal amount of pain l bore. I healed in about a year, but the first 12 yrs of my life I was a premature, tiny baby and had constant nosebleeds that could't be stopped. There were 7 of us kids, so my parents were not there much for me ..there was permanent emotional damage but life goes on and I had to deal with it. I am almost 67, my Dr has wanted to put pacemaker in me and another heart surgery, but I will not do it. When the Lord calls me home, I am ready. Through my life I have had numerous, very serious surgery's just as bad but I came through. When I went to KU Med Ctr for the heart surgery as a child, I first entered a large hospital room full of children, who all had very abnormal, weird bazar health problems, so much worse than me. That hospital had their hands full trying to figure out what to do with these kids. I remember the large horse needles they used on us to get blood. God they took blood constantly and my arms were so bruised and hurt. It really was a God awful experience, today is so different. I am grateful to have lived, they did save and thru my surgery helped teach the doctors, today heart surgery is done completely different than mine was, and today patients get pain killers but I did not. I really had no choice in the matter and my parents drove me there and I had no idea I was going to have surgery. Back then they were quiet about lots of things. Penney Bayer
what kind of heart surgery did you have?
Think about this: If the surgery really produced the result as promised in the long run, which I doubt, the boy might still be alive. But both the almighty doctor and the trustful father are by now both dead and buried since long.
Knut Holt actually the doctor is still alive
@@mikedoug6661 did you see my post. You are wrong!
Knut Holt..I had heart surgery about the same time as the boy in the article. They told my parents I probably would not live to see age 40. Wee, I am alive and well and am 67 yrs old..I was a specimen at ku med ctr when they did surgery as 1 of the 1st people, I was a twin, born with aorta almost blocked off. I could say much more, but would take too much time. I could not have lived without their surgery. It was not an easy surgery, they did not think anesthesia was important then and the pain was beyond words. My mom called the doctor at his home and demanded that they approve more pain killers for me. I was age 11, have been successful in life and just retired. Penney Bayer at twinpenney@gmail.com
How do you know he is not alive? Penney
@@mikedoug6661 I had the same surgery about the same time and I am alive. Penney Bayer @ twinpenney@gmail.com