Pathway to Recovery
Supporting you - from Diagnosis to Recovery
It can be a worrying time from when you or your loved one first experience symptoms to being diagnosed with a condition that requires heart or lung surgery. There’s a lot to take in, including understanding what your surgery will involve, how long you will be in hospital and what you can expect recovery to look like.
Regardless of what type of surgery you need, Dr Bhagwat and his team will keep you fully informed about what to expect at each point of your journey, and provide support every step of the way.
We have put together a guide of what to expect during the key stages.
Estimated Recovery Time for Different Surgeries
A HOLISTIC MEDICAL APPROACH
Dr Bhagwat was attracted to cardiothoracic surgery (commonly known as heart or lung surgery) because it requires a “holistic” medical approach.
“The cardiothoracic region is both fascinating and absolutely vital to our overall health,” Dr Bhagwat explains. “So as heart and lung specialists, we need to know about the entire human body and therefore many aspects of medicine.
Regardless of where you first meet him – in the emergency department or in his consulting rooms – Dr Bhagwat and his team’s aim remains the same: to provide the best surgical treatment option for each individual patient, and to help them recover as quickly as possible.