papadz Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I just had triple bypass surgery 3 1/2 weeks ago. During my home stay I have put scopes on 2 of my guns (30-06 & tc omega ml). I.m trying to gat an idea os to how long someone that has been through this did you wait to start shooting again, as I have to get these things sighted in before season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Well I'm not a patient but I just finished nursing school. Best advice is ask your doctor. Next best advice...how important is your health to you? Triple bypass...that's a big surgery....Sighting in a gun may seem trivial but with the recoil...that's kinda risky...I wouldn't push it....but I would suggest asking your doctor..especially if you want to hunt more than just one season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Well I'm not a patient but I just finished nursing school. Best advice is ask your doctor. Next best advice...how important is your health to you? Triple bypass...that's a big surgery....Sighting in a gun may seem trivial but with the recoil...that's kinda risky...I wouldn't push it....but I would suggest asking your doctor..especially if you want to hunt more than just one season... just what Ruth said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrswtnhunt Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I would say minimum of 8-10 weeks. You gotta let the muscles and tissues heal together enough. But Ruth said it best, talk to your doctor to find out. Don't push it either. Missing one season of hunting is not worth messing up something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papadz Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Yes I'm antsy to get back out. No I'm not going to push it. Iwas just trying to get an idea about how long it took someone else to get back out on the range that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 First off...welcome. A friend of mine had double bypass surgery a few years ago. If I recall the timing right, it was around the end of June. Bowhunting was out. Just not enough time for his chest muscles to heal to safely draw a bow. He didn't miss any of gun season. Our gun season starts the 1st weekend before Thanksgiving. If you feel the need to get to the range have a friend shoot it for you. At least that way you'll know your guns are close when the time comes when you can take the recoil yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I had a medial sternotomy for a tumor on my thymus. That surgery did not affect my heart, but I guess your question pertains to the healing of the sternum? Seems to me it was about 3 months before I was totally pain free when it came to stressing the rib cage. I distinctly remember hitting fungo for my softball team about 2 months later and tired out pretty quick. I also remember that I could pull my bow back about a month after surgery, but it hurt pretty good. Give it time, listen to your docs, but I'd say you're looking at at least a month if you're shooting smaller calibers, 2 months if you're shooting an OTPG gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 You could look into picking up one the Caldwell Lead Sleds and using it for sight in. I have one, and it pretty much eliminates recoil, even on those massive OTPG guns:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 You could look into picking up one the Caldwell Lead Sleds and using it for sight in. I have one, and it pretty much eliminates recoil, even on those massive OTPG guns:p Thats what I was thinking of as well. I have one and they are great, but I would still get a "OK" from the Doc:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papadz Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 yea refering to the sternum. sorry ,what is a OTPG gun ? and thanks for the welcoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 yea refering to the sternum. sorry ,what is a OTPG gun ? and thanks for the welcoming. You need to PM the man, the enigma, the legend in his own mind, the pariah of rimfires, the paterfamilias of mudhole stompers, Don, AKA--Strut10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 by the way........ I forgot to say welcome to the forums It's a great place to get answers to most things you want to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 yea refering to the sternum. sorry ,what is a OTPG gun ? and thanks for the welcoming. The short answer is a rifle with a Magnum classification. Although, there are definately longer answers, that will give you a little better answer than what you got from one of the envious.:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 The short answer is a rifle with a Magnum classification. Although, there are definately longer answers, that will give you a little better answer than what you got from one of the envious. Envious, LMAO. Not here brother. Give me my Switchback anyday, anytime over a rifle. Anyone can pull a trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhunter39 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 my father was 55 yrs old when he had a double bypass back in 1981, he was told by his doc. that the kick from a 12 or 16 ga. was out of the question , that fall i bought him a 410 shotgun and the doc was kinda ok with that after he was told about the recoil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redgreen Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I had a triple bypass done a couple years ago, and I was in no mood to shoot any of my cannons for quite a while after the fact.I would be asking the surgeon before I took the toys out to play. He warned me to be real careful about lifting and anything that was strenuous. He also told me about a local ranchers wife that didn't heed his advice. After 3 months, she went out to help her husband with the haying. She grabbed a bale, and busted the silver wires that hold the sternum together after the surgery. End result, she had to get opened up again and wired back together again.The pain of the surgery will be there for a long time. I have a 24/7 feeling of a "nipple twist" in my left chest area, because of all of the nerve damage that was done when they filleted me like a fish.If you want to do some shooting, take the 22 out and have a blast. Don't push it with the larger calibers. You may REALLY REGRET IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papadz Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Thanks everyone for your informative input with my situation. While I am not going to push it, it looks like I'll be cutting it close for the upcoming season. Maybe even with a broken heart I'll have to miss this one. Regards Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Welcome to the forums. Would definitely consult with your doctor on this, he/she will know best. You don't want to cause extra scarring or worse. Have not had quite as extensive a surgery as a triple bypass, but have had a thorocotomy, and like an idiot I did some things I was not supposed to. Unfortunate that some I kind of really had no choice. Have some pretty bad scarring along my ribs as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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