Information and opinions on Heart Disease from Bruce Stocker at MyHeartCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/682482 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/682482/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/682482 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/682482/75494/surgery Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:23:03 -0400 Bruce Stocker Surgery, it is always a frightening word to here when your doctor comes to talk to you. I know with me, when my cardiologist walked into my room and said it had to be open heart surgery, it felt as though I went numb. I had never had surgery before except for tonsils as a child and carpal tunnel. When I thought of having my chest cracked open and having my heart operated on I thought the worse. My surgeon came in to explain it all to me and... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/682482/75494/surgery