Just checked Dad into the ER with chest pain & shortness of breath. Blood pressure is 214/74... they are assessing him now.
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Update: ER was pretty empty... he checked all the boxes and they took him right back... he saw the ER Dr, EKG, X-Ray... they will be admitting him and giving him dialysis here... they got his BP down and after a few hours were able to get his chest pain to subside... in typical Dad fashion, he was starting to feel a little better and started giving everyone who helped him one of his "Tomato Man" writing pens (the pens writes great & everyone loves them LOL!)... he will be in dialysis for a few hours and they are waiting for a room to open up with all the heart monitor equipment in it... thank you all for your love & prayers!! I'll update as new info develops.
Last Update: Dad was discharged late this afternoon and Traci brought him back home. Other than the super high blood pressure, chest pain, & difficulty breathing and a slight elevation of troponin levels all his tests came back negative for a heart attack, etc. His heart Dr is having him come in for a stress test and assessment... I told him living with me is a daily stress test LOL! Soooooo, thankfully it all looks like a "false alarm" for which we are immensely grateful and praise God... and so proud of him for telling us about his symptoms, especially knowing he hates going to the hospital and he doesn't want to "inconvenience" us. Thank you all for all the love, prayers, & support... it touches Dad's heart very deeply as well as all of us!!
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