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Had Open Heart Surgery, On Medicines For Preventing Re-infection, Arms Started Shaking Vigorously. Side Effects Of Medicines?

My husband had open heart surgery on October first to have his Aortic valve replace with a mechanical valve. Last night he kept dozing off and his arms and hands would start shaking really bad and he would try and hold his chest when I woke him he doesn t remember and says he is fine and woudn t let me take him to the ER. I don t know if it is a side effect of the medicine or normal or what?? He is on iv vancamicine and cefpime to prevent reinfection of his heart. he is also on metroprolol, omepraxole, lipator, aspirin , caumadin, and prilisec
Mon, 10 Dec 2012
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Hi Welcome to HCM ,
after bypass surgery and hospital admission many patient feel lots of weakness and problem as you have describe ,
give him good food ,
soup , fresh fruits , nuts , milk , etc.
stay along with him ,
antibiotic to be taken for certain time period and in consultation with your doctor ,
be in regular visit with your doctor and decide about antibiotic dosage ,
rest of medicine he need to take for life long ,
take care
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Had Open Heart Surgery, On Medicines For Preventing Re-infection, Arms Started Shaking Vigorously. Side Effects Of Medicines?

Hi Welcome to HCM , after bypass surgery and hospital admission many patient feel lots of weakness and problem as you have describe , give him good food , soup , fresh fruits , nuts , milk , etc. stay along with him , antibiotic to be taken for certain time period and in consultation with your doctor , be in regular visit with your doctor and decide about antibiotic dosage , rest of medicine he need to take for life long , take care