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Hi Jane!

My dad's doing much better, thanks! He's finally got himself checked out by a top cardiologist and has downsized his medication! Today he got operated on his hernia, he'll be out tmrw...2008 has truly been his year of hospital living!

posted by NewYorker_in_Sicily on October 13, 2008 at 2:31 PM | link to this | reply

Goodness! I hope his condition has stabilized?

There is a cocktail of medications that can, within minutes, save the life of a person in congestive heart failure.  I remember when I was new to ICU and watched a patient foam at the mouth, being in total failure. I thought we would have to emergently intubate him, but instead was instructed to give him a combination of Lasix, Morphine and Nitroglycerin.  Within minutes he was 99% better.  It was amazing!! 

posted by JanesOpinion on October 10, 2008 at 7:54 PM | link to this | reply

I hope you'll come back to these pages soon

as I'd like to renew our writing exchanges; hope your absence doesn't mean bad things have happened.

posted by malcolm on June 22, 2008 at 6:13 AM | link to this | reply

I do too.

posted by MandaLee on June 10, 2008 at 8:19 AM | link to this | reply

what sort of IDIOT would say that to your poor mom?

I have never agreed with doctors who give their human predictions on how long someone has to live - ridiculous.  I hope your dad stays on a good routine and lives for many years to come.

posted by VictoriaP on April 27, 2008 at 10:56 AM | link to this | reply

God, how could theyr frighten your poot mom so? I truly feel for her. All the best!!

posted by vogue on April 27, 2008 at 10:52 AM | link to this | reply

My prayers are with you.

posted by CRShelley on April 27, 2008 at 8:31 AM | link to this | reply

Frightening. I hope he sticks to his medication as well. I couldn't stop thinking of the panic your mother was undergoing! sam

posted by sam444 on April 27, 2008 at 8:12 AM | link to this | reply