Samuel Migaľ (43), Minister of Investment, Regional Development and Computerization of the Slovak Republic (43), underwent a seven -hour cardiac surgery in the East Slovak Institute of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases (VÚSCH) in Košice. His wife Diana spoke about the procedure for the procedure.
The surgery was the reimplantation of the aortic valve. “The Minister remained his own valve, which is repaired, and the aorta that is around the valve was exchanged for a vascular prosthesis, so it is a demanding performance, ” He presented the head of the Heart Surgery Clinic Adrián Kolesár.
Although everything looked fine, a week after the operation he had to return to the hospital and underwent another procedure. “For the increasing fluid at heart, doctors had to operate me again yesterday. According to them, this is a relatively frequent complication in my type of cardiac surgery. Compared to the type of the first, this was a simpler matter. However, it will delay my return to everyday life“the minister said.
According to his wife, the minister has known about the health problem for a long time. A report that he has a widespread aorta learned two years ago, By the time he entered politics. But he had no symptoms.
“Basically, I can, I can, Because after the overcome Covida, my heart began to pound and I asked him to order me to his doctor, where he went with pressure. She told him to come with me that she would look straight. This is how it came to it. This was followed by a series of NUSCH examinations, where her initial diagnosis was confirmed. The husband found the disease by chance. There are many who were not lucky, “Diana recalled a moment who apparently saved the Minister’s life.
It was difficult for several respects. “It was a difficult period mainly because we realized that the then change of his place of work, and and the related work commitment – just started the election campaign – the stress and burden that awaited him may have bad consequences for him. The priority was therefore not to overload, not to swap forces and to disseminate. But this is probably incompatible with politics. The husband always tries to put the whole heart and the whole person into everything. As an editor worked for 20 years to 150 percent, I think as a politician goes to 200 percent“she said to her husband.
In her words, Migaľ went to regular checks and was under medical supervision. It was only a matter of time before she had to undergo surgery. Children have also prepared for what awaits them. While Migaľ was lying in the operating room, his wife was staying at the hotel, let him be near him. The family helped them with the children. “Fortunately, we have great parents, friends, neighbors and husbands who have always kept us in difficult moments, for which they are very thanks for them,” Diana was heard.
She also devoted the words of praise to doctors. “There are amazing people and a perfect team. You know, you can also read a number of intolerant comments and “wisdom” on Facebook that they care for her husband only because he is a minister. And then you will read the comments of patients who have a real experience with Vusch. They write that they take care of everyone in this way because they are healthcare professionals with a huge heart“She sent them a nice message.
But Migaľ is still in the hospital. “I try to be as much as possible with my husband as possible. I go to visit him 2-3 times a day. The first week was at the ARO department, where the visits are not entirely appropriate, so they released me only me and the State Secretary, the Council of Šalitroš, who is a great support in this period. Not only in terms of work, as he currently took over the ministry, but mainly from human and mental terms. I think that Any health problems are much easier to handle if you are surrounded by people who give you optimism“she said.
According to the staff, the minister was very lucky, as the examination in which he was revealed by his health problem is not normally done. “She literally said that If they were, many people would save life. For example, a lot of young athletes died of a similar diagnosis – these are the cases where a full -health footballer collapses on the lawn. Many times behind it can be a similar problem that he had no idea“Diana added.
She was very worried about her husband. “At the moment, we are all glad to have had the operation behind him, because at any time it may have happened that it will burst on the Aorta too much and would turn out like many of those who did not know about their problem and today they are not here. The widespread aorta does not hurt, basically he lived with her for years or did not know about it, “she said.
Migaľ is now trying to return to everyday life. “He is trying to be disciplined patients and follow everything that the doctors have ordered to be convalescence without any problems. He is looking forward to the day when he is at home again, like every patient who must lie in the hospital. Doctors treat the best they know (and thanks for them), but it really heals the environment and people around you, “Diana added.
