russ010
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well if this isn't just the month for more prayer needs... but they do get answered so I'm asking of you to say a little prayer for my dad/best friend.
Wednesday night he said he wasn't feeling good so drove himself to the ER. Before that, here's the short story. 2 years ago my dad had a heart attack and they fixed it by putting a few stents in. Last year, he had a little bout with it again (not a heart attack) and they put in more stents, so now he has 7 total.
Back to where I started... he wasn't feeling good Wednesday (and I just found how he had been feeling bad for about 3 days) so he drove himself to the ER. They do blood work and say that it wasn't a heart attack, but his EKG was a little off from what it was after he had the stents put in and regular check ups. Today they did a heart catheter and my sis just called me (keep in mind he's 5 hours away in South Carolina and I'm in Georgia) -- anyways, she said the Dr said he has one, maybe two blockages in a "high risk" area. They can put more stents in to treat it, but they think that would lead to blockage in another artery, so they think the best option is going to be open heart surgery. He won't know what the final outcome will be until Monday when they do some stress test. He also has to be off Plavix for 7 days before they can do anything, so 4 days after Monday he could possibly be going in for open heart.
I just ask that y'all keep him in your prayers as we go through this ordeal. Say a little one for me too because it's pretty hard to do all my real work stuff when the only thing on my mind is him. I really don't know what I would do if something were to happen, and I try not to think about it, but it's hard not to. Anyways, thanks guys for being there - I always know I can count on you.
Wednesday night he said he wasn't feeling good so drove himself to the ER. Before that, here's the short story. 2 years ago my dad had a heart attack and they fixed it by putting a few stents in. Last year, he had a little bout with it again (not a heart attack) and they put in more stents, so now he has 7 total.
Back to where I started... he wasn't feeling good Wednesday (and I just found how he had been feeling bad for about 3 days) so he drove himself to the ER. They do blood work and say that it wasn't a heart attack, but his EKG was a little off from what it was after he had the stents put in and regular check ups. Today they did a heart catheter and my sis just called me (keep in mind he's 5 hours away in South Carolina and I'm in Georgia) -- anyways, she said the Dr said he has one, maybe two blockages in a "high risk" area. They can put more stents in to treat it, but they think that would lead to blockage in another artery, so they think the best option is going to be open heart surgery. He won't know what the final outcome will be until Monday when they do some stress test. He also has to be off Plavix for 7 days before they can do anything, so 4 days after Monday he could possibly be going in for open heart.
I just ask that y'all keep him in your prayers as we go through this ordeal. Say a little one for me too because it's pretty hard to do all my real work stuff when the only thing on my mind is him. I really don't know what I would do if something were to happen, and I try not to think about it, but it's hard not to. Anyways, thanks guys for being there - I always know I can count on you.