Inappropriate behavior after heart surgery???!
Question: My friend's husband had bypass surgery when he was 60, which was about 3 years ago. Since that time, my friend has said that her husband has different behavior at times. Such as he used to be more patient - - - now he is more short-tempered, more opinionated, stubborn, etc. She was also shocked to find out he had been making very inappropriate suggestive remarks and a few physical advances towards a family member's daughter who is 14. She was resigned to accept the personality difference until the inappropriate sexual behavior towards the teenager was discovered and now she is devastated as well as the rest of the family since he has always been a wonderful man who would have never before been this way. Could the change be from the surgery? I don't want to be nosy and ask questions. So what will happen next? Counseling - - - some sort of behavior therapy?
Answers: My friend's husband had bypass surgery when he was 60, which was about 3 years ago. Since that time, my friend has said that her husband has different behavior at times. Such as he used to be more patient - - - now he is more short-tempered, more opinionated, stubborn, etc. She was also shocked to find out he had been making very inappropriate suggestive remarks and a few physical advances towards a family member's daughter who is 14. She was resigned to accept the personality difference until the inappropriate sexual behavior towards the teenager was discovered and now she is devastated as well as the rest of the family since he has always been a wonderful man who would have never before been this way. Could the change be from the surgery? I don't want to be nosy and ask questions. So what will happen next? Counseling - - - some sort of behavior therapy?
It could be the medicines he's taking. I'm sure he's on something to keep him calm because of the heart surgery, and it's having an adverse effect on him. It's the same scenario as a person taking antidepressants, then becoming violent. Tell your friend to take him to the doctor and explain his behavior. It sounds like something is definitely wrong.