It was four days ago. He had a repair to his heart valve. Got a blood clot hours after the operation. He will go to rehab in four to five days hopefully. This is so hard. I hate to see him so physically and emotionally miserable. But I can't do anything about it.
My husband had heart valve surgery severalbyears ago, when he was 50. Best thing they did was put him on antidepressants! Make sure you ask about that.
I'm sorry to hear about this. My hubby had the same kind of stroke (a PFO--hole in the heart and blot clot shoots through it). We were very fortunate that we got him to the ER fast enough for the clot-busting medication. He had the heart valve surgery a couple weeks later. He had no long term side effects at all, for which we were grateful! He was undergoing chemo for HepC after receiving a liver transplant about a year previously. It just seemed like one thing after another!!
Take care of yourself--(I didn't!!) and you'll be a better caregiver. I don't know your whole backstory, but I do know a little about this type of stroke. I hope he can regain his faculties and come back to baseline. It IS depressing. Hubby did have a lot of that. He's still dealing with it, even though his life was saved 3 separate times....it's a constant struggle. My heart goes out to you.