Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Debbie, I'll say a prayer for your father and for you. Keep us posted, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Debbie, I'll say a prayer for your father and for you. Keep us posted, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Debbie, I'll say a prayer for your father and for you. Keep us posted, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 I will say a prayer for your family. Sonya Information Systems Administrator Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 281/647-4001 281/647-4025 srharris@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 I will say a prayer for your family. Sonya Information Systems Administrator Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 281/647-4001 281/647-4025 srharris@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 I will say a prayer for your family. Sonya Information Systems Administrator Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 281/647-4001 281/647-4025 srharris@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Instant prayer sent already..God Bless and may you all feel His strength and peace. Ruthie OT--Urgent Prayer Request They just took my father to the hospital. He has been sick for almost 3 wks. Right now he can't breath and his heart rate is real high. Please pray. Debbie Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Instant prayer sent already..God Bless and may you all feel His strength and peace. Ruthie OT--Urgent Prayer Request They just took my father to the hospital. He has been sick for almost 3 wks. Right now he can't breath and his heart rate is real high. Please pray. Debbie Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Instant prayer sent already..God Bless and may you all feel His strength and peace. Ruthie OT--Urgent Prayer Request They just took my father to the hospital. He has been sick for almost 3 wks. Right now he can't breath and his heart rate is real high. Please pray. Debbie Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Oh Debbie, I am so sorry to hear this! I have added your dad to my prayer circle. Please let me know. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Oh Debbie, I am so sorry to hear this! I have added your dad to my prayer circle. Please let me know. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 Oh Debbie, I am so sorry to hear this! I have added your dad to my prayer circle. Please let me know. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2001 Report Share Posted December 19, 2001 Wanted to let everyone know that my Dad is in ICU with congestive heart failure. I was worried because he has had bronchitis and the doctor has messed around for almost one month. Now, I wonder if that is what it was or the congestive heart failure. He has blood clots like I do and is on coumadin. His blood is really thin, maybe they called it PTs (not sure). I will find out, because I have questions. I wonder if they are giving him too much coumadin or is it from being sick. We no longer have a heart doctor at the hospital he is in. Someone that knows the family and was in the ER when my Dad went it, told us to " Get him the hell out of this hospital and somewhere else! " Well, the doctor won't transfer him and everything is in the Step-Mothers hands. So what can we do, but go by her judgement. My sister likes the doctor she used to work for him, but I am not sure. When he had a clot the last time I wanted him to see a vascular dr. His GP said my Dad wasn't a candidate for screens and that he could deal with this. My Dad was up at 3 a.m. he said it was like walking on sponges, she waited until 9 a.m. to call the doctors office, they live 5 mins. from the hospital, he was admitted at 9:50 a.m. His doctor wasn't happy on her dragging her feet, who knows if she talked to him about a transfer. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Sorry for the rambling. It was a long night. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2001 Report Share Posted December 19, 2001 Hi Debbie I pray that you dad is stabilized now and out of danger. I'm sure that the clotting factor in our blood is affected when we are sick. So I hope they take regular blood test to check it and adjust his meds accordingly. When Dylan was sick recently his blood clotting factor was out of whack - too low - and the Drs said it was because or the virus. All the best with the hospital - all you can do is pray, ask questions and support your Dad and each other. We will keep you in our prayers. Love Caroline Riley wrote: > Wanted to let everyone know that my Dad is in ICU with congestive heart > failure. I was worried because he has had bronchitis and the doctor has > messed around for almost one month. Now, I wonder if that is what it was or > the congestive heart failure. He has blood clots like I do and is on > coumadin. His blood is really thin, maybe they called it PTs (not sure). I > will find out, because I have questions. I wonder if they are giving him > too much coumadin or is it from being sick. We no longer have a heart > doctor at the hospital he is in. Someone that knows the family and was in > the ER when my Dad went it, told us to " Get him the hell out of this > hospital and somewhere else! " Well, the doctor won't transfer him and > everything is in the Step-Mothers hands. So what can we do, but go by her > judgement. My sister likes the doctor she used to work for him, but I am > not sure. When he had a clot the last time I wanted him to see a vascular > dr. His GP said my Dad wasn't a candidate for screens and that he could > deal with this. My Dad was up at 3 a.m. he said it was like walking on > sponges, she waited until 9 a.m. to call the doctors office, they live 5 > mins. from the hospital, he was admitted at 9:50 a.m. His doctor wasn't > happy on her dragging her feet, who knows if she talked to him about a > transfer. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Sorry for the rambling. It was a long night. > > Deb > > > ------------------------------------- > The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace expert medical care. > Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. > ---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > > Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the endorsement of > the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2001 Report Share Posted December 19, 2001 Hi Debbie I pray that you dad is stabilized now and out of danger. I'm sure that the clotting factor in our blood is affected when we are sick. So I hope they take regular blood test to check it and adjust his meds accordingly. When Dylan was sick recently his blood clotting factor was out of whack - too low - and the Drs said it was because or the virus. All the best with the hospital - all you can do is pray, ask questions and support your Dad and each other. We will keep you in our prayers. Love Caroline Riley wrote: > Wanted to let everyone know that my Dad is in ICU with congestive heart > failure. I was worried because he has had bronchitis and the doctor has > messed around for almost one month. Now, I wonder if that is what it was or > the congestive heart failure. He has blood clots like I do and is on > coumadin. His blood is really thin, maybe they called it PTs (not sure). I > will find out, because I have questions. I wonder if they are giving him > too much coumadin or is it from being sick. We no longer have a heart > doctor at the hospital he is in. Someone that knows the family and was in > the ER when my Dad went it, told us to " Get him the hell out of this > hospital and somewhere else! " Well, the doctor won't transfer him and > everything is in the Step-Mothers hands. So what can we do, but go by her > judgement. My sister likes the doctor she used to work for him, but I am > not sure. When he had a clot the last time I wanted him to see a vascular > dr. His GP said my Dad wasn't a candidate for screens and that he could > deal with this. My Dad was up at 3 a.m. he said it was like walking on > sponges, she waited until 9 a.m. to call the doctors office, they live 5 > mins. from the hospital, he was admitted at 9:50 a.m. His doctor wasn't > happy on her dragging her feet, who knows if she talked to him about a > transfer. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Sorry for the rambling. It was a long night. > > Deb > > > ------------------------------------- > The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace expert medical care. > Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. > ---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > > Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the endorsement of > the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2001 Report Share Posted December 19, 2001 Hi Debbie I pray that you dad is stabilized now and out of danger. I'm sure that the clotting factor in our blood is affected when we are sick. So I hope they take regular blood test to check it and adjust his meds accordingly. When Dylan was sick recently his blood clotting factor was out of whack - too low - and the Drs said it was because or the virus. All the best with the hospital - all you can do is pray, ask questions and support your Dad and each other. We will keep you in our prayers. Love Caroline Riley wrote: > Wanted to let everyone know that my Dad is in ICU with congestive heart > failure. I was worried because he has had bronchitis and the doctor has > messed around for almost one month. Now, I wonder if that is what it was or > the congestive heart failure. He has blood clots like I do and is on > coumadin. His blood is really thin, maybe they called it PTs (not sure). I > will find out, because I have questions. I wonder if they are giving him > too much coumadin or is it from being sick. We no longer have a heart > doctor at the hospital he is in. Someone that knows the family and was in > the ER when my Dad went it, told us to " Get him the hell out of this > hospital and somewhere else! " Well, the doctor won't transfer him and > everything is in the Step-Mothers hands. So what can we do, but go by her > judgement. My sister likes the doctor she used to work for him, but I am > not sure. When he had a clot the last time I wanted him to see a vascular > dr. His GP said my Dad wasn't a candidate for screens and that he could > deal with this. My Dad was up at 3 a.m. he said it was like walking on > sponges, she waited until 9 a.m. to call the doctors office, they live 5 > mins. from the hospital, he was admitted at 9:50 a.m. His doctor wasn't > happy on her dragging her feet, who knows if she talked to him about a > transfer. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Sorry for the rambling. It was a long night. > > Deb > > > ------------------------------------- > The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace expert medical care. > Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. > ---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > > Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the endorsement of > the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 Hi Debbie, They probably removed him from the lasix because it is very hard on the kidneys...so to give them a break, even for 24 hours is not really a bad thing. Think about trying this with the doctor...you, and hopefully the rest of your family, meet with him privately and tell him right up front, that you are NOT comfortable with him not being under the care of a cardiologist, that you would like his co-operation in getting him transferred to a hospital with a cardiologist...also tell him, should he not comply with the families wishes you will all hold him personally responsible for any failing in your dads health. He will understand that this means you will file a law suit and sue the pants off of him if he doesn't comply. I am not a big sue-happy person, but desperate times call for desperate measure. I hope your step-mom and sister will stand behind you in this and let you do the talking. You have enough knowledge and experience to not be intimidated by this man, and I have all the faith in the world that you will get all the points necessary into his little bitty brain. Make sure you have a doctor and hospital lined up. You remember to take care of yourself too Deb, I will keep praying. Love, Jody _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 Hi Everyone, We tried talking to my father this morning about going to a cardiologist. He refuses to go unless his doctor says he wants him too, his doctor refuses to send him to a cardiologist. When he went in the hospital his PT levels were 6.4, they've gone down some but not much they won't tell us what they are now. They took him off the lasix, which we don't understand if he is filled with fluid. He has lost some but not much. His heart rate is very irregular, this morning was jumping between 122 and 156. It hasn't gone down much since being admitted the highest was 178 or 187 the first day. So unless the doctor suggests a cardiologist my dad won't go. His wife said something to my one sister there we can get a power of attorney. The doctor claims the bronchitis turned into congestive heart failure. Debbie R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 Hi Everyone, We tried talking to my father this morning about going to a cardiologist. He refuses to go unless his doctor says he wants him too, his doctor refuses to send him to a cardiologist. When he went in the hospital his PT levels were 6.4, they've gone down some but not much they won't tell us what they are now. They took him off the lasix, which we don't understand if he is filled with fluid. He has lost some but not much. His heart rate is very irregular, this morning was jumping between 122 and 156. It hasn't gone down much since being admitted the highest was 178 or 187 the first day. So unless the doctor suggests a cardiologist my dad won't go. His wife said something to my one sister there we can get a power of attorney. The doctor claims the bronchitis turned into congestive heart failure. Debbie R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 Hi Everyone, We tried talking to my father this morning about going to a cardiologist. He refuses to go unless his doctor says he wants him too, his doctor refuses to send him to a cardiologist. When he went in the hospital his PT levels were 6.4, they've gone down some but not much they won't tell us what they are now. They took him off the lasix, which we don't understand if he is filled with fluid. He has lost some but not much. His heart rate is very irregular, this morning was jumping between 122 and 156. It hasn't gone down much since being admitted the highest was 178 or 187 the first day. So unless the doctor suggests a cardiologist my dad won't go. His wife said something to my one sister there we can get a power of attorney. The doctor claims the bronchitis turned into congestive heart failure. Debbie R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 Oh Debbie, That is such wonderful news! How did you the doctor to transport him to another hospital? I will be glad to hear he is home for the holidays. TTYL Jody _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 Oh Debbie, That is such wonderful news! How did you the doctor to transport him to another hospital? I will be glad to hear he is home for the holidays. TTYL Jody _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 Just wanted to let you know we took my father to another hospital today. They did some kind of electric charge on his heart while he was under to get the regular rythem back. Everything came out ok and if things go well he will be coming home tomorrow. Thank you all for your prayers they met more they you know. Debbie R. <*;*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 Just wanted to let you know we took my father to another hospital today. They did some kind of electric charge on his heart while he was under to get the regular rythem back. Everything came out ok and if things go well he will be coming home tomorrow. Thank you all for your prayers they met more they you know. Debbie R. <*;*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2001 Report Share Posted December 22, 2001 Dear Debbie Glad to hear things are getting better. Well done getting the transfer. Hope he continues to improve. Take Care of yourself too. Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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