A Request
My father is currently spending the night in the hospital.
He had dental surgery yesterday. This morning he was feeling very sleepy, and took his pain medication before he had eaten. He then passed out at the breakfast table while my mom was on the line with 911.
He was taken to the hospital and was dehydrated. They have done multiple tests and found nothing wrong, but they are keeping him there overnight just to keep an eye on him. My mother suspects it might be stress related, as several years ago when my half-brother was having an operation my father almost passed out at the hospital that day.
However, given a history of heart problems that culminated in a stint implant, double bypass surgery, and a major stroke, and given that he had to go off one of his heart medications for his surgery yesterday there is, of course concern.
Basically, he's in the hospital, but will probably be going home tomorrow before noon. I'll be heading down to Portland on a pre-scheduled trip Saturday Night (going to see Little Shop of Horrors with the folks), and he'll be joining us for the trip. No need to take time off work to go see him or go take care of mom.
If you could keep him in your thoughts and prayers it would be appreciated.
10/21/2004 10:30 am - Dad's home now, and feeling fine. They weren't able to find anything wrong with him, so sent him home with a clean bill of health. Thoughts and prayers are still appreciated, though, because in some ways it's scarier when they DON'T find anything wrong with you, because now we don't know why it happened.
He had dental surgery yesterday. This morning he was feeling very sleepy, and took his pain medication before he had eaten. He then passed out at the breakfast table while my mom was on the line with 911.
He was taken to the hospital and was dehydrated. They have done multiple tests and found nothing wrong, but they are keeping him there overnight just to keep an eye on him. My mother suspects it might be stress related, as several years ago when my half-brother was having an operation my father almost passed out at the hospital that day.
However, given a history of heart problems that culminated in a stint implant, double bypass surgery, and a major stroke, and given that he had to go off one of his heart medications for his surgery yesterday there is, of course concern.
Basically, he's in the hospital, but will probably be going home tomorrow before noon. I'll be heading down to Portland on a pre-scheduled trip Saturday Night (going to see Little Shop of Horrors with the folks), and he'll be joining us for the trip. No need to take time off work to go see him or go take care of mom.
If you could keep him in your thoughts and prayers it would be appreciated.
10/21/2004 10:30 am - Dad's home now, and feeling fine. They weren't able to find anything wrong with him, so sent him home with a clean bill of health. Thoughts and prayers are still appreciated, though, because in some ways it's scarier when they DON'T find anything wrong with you, because now we don't know why it happened.
posted by Swankette at 10:20 PM
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You (and he) have them. Please keep us posted.
You (and he) have them. Please keep us posted.
Glad to hear he's home and well. It is pretty spooky, but sometimes these things are just temporary anomalies... here's hoping this is one of those times.
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