My dad was down with heart valve disease and had
an operation during sept 09. The operation for the valve
repair was successful but somewhere in the middle of the operation,
they broke the aorta which causes complication - aortic
dissection. He nearly passed away that night and we were all
shocked because the doctor told us that the mortality rate
was 1%. But after the operation, he told us that the mortality was
70-80%.
Fortunately, he managed to pull through and was
discharged one month later. Now, he will have to go for regular
medical check up and the last time he went for the medical check
up, the doctor told him that he is recovering
and will only need to go for regular check once every 3 years.
However, Im a little worried because one of my neighbour
passed away just few days ago. To my surprise, my
neighbour was also down with heart valve disease and he
was assured by the doctor that he had fully recovered. Yet, in
less than two years, my neighbour passed away due to
Heart Valve problem. (He just fainted and then gone)
After hearing about my neighbour's death, My dad has
been thinking alot and keep asking me whether the doctor have told
us about his lifespan and he keep saying things like usually no
more than 5 years(Coz thats what the people in his company told
him) . In fact, the doctor did not mention anything and all i
could do was to do researching work on the internet. I feel rather
helpless and do not know how to answer his question. What should i
do?
Can we still trust the doctor?