russinfortworth
Footballguy
So a little back story.
Father-in-law w/ no previous heart issues (65, recently retired, moderate exercise for his age, not best eater, slightly overweight-pot belly, slightly high BP) was in Minnesota for a grandkids soccer tournament. Started having chest pains. Mother in law says its "indigestion / pain from new yoga class" and they do nothing even though pain is getting worse (of course they are telling no one). Get back to Omaha late Sunday night and go to ER. Seems his main artery "widow maker" is 95% clogged. They do emergency surgery and implant an stent. Let him know yesterday morning that they want to do more tests to determine the damage to the heart, but that "he should be able to go home tomorrow morning".
Overnight he was moved out of a normal cardiac room to a ICU room, but no one has told my MIL or any of the relatives anything yet, saying that "the doctor will be making his rounds" around 4:00pm. Needless to say, MIL and FIL and family are freaking out about not being told anything.
I know that most doctors are busy during the day, and not on FBG, but maybe someone here has experience with heart attacks and their aftermath.
Obviously they found something in test results that maybe alarming. Any ideas?
Father-in-law w/ no previous heart issues (65, recently retired, moderate exercise for his age, not best eater, slightly overweight-pot belly, slightly high BP) was in Minnesota for a grandkids soccer tournament. Started having chest pains. Mother in law says its "indigestion / pain from new yoga class" and they do nothing even though pain is getting worse (of course they are telling no one). Get back to Omaha late Sunday night and go to ER. Seems his main artery "widow maker" is 95% clogged. They do emergency surgery and implant an stent. Let him know yesterday morning that they want to do more tests to determine the damage to the heart, but that "he should be able to go home tomorrow morning".
Overnight he was moved out of a normal cardiac room to a ICU room, but no one has told my MIL or any of the relatives anything yet, saying that "the doctor will be making his rounds" around 4:00pm. Needless to say, MIL and FIL and family are freaking out about not being told anything.
I know that most doctors are busy during the day, and not on FBG, but maybe someone here has experience with heart attacks and their aftermath.
Obviously they found something in test results that maybe alarming. Any ideas?
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