Just wanted to update on my dad for everyone. He had a rough night last night as he had more episodes around 3:30 A.M. or so of the V-fib (not sure if that is the correct way of saying it). His heart rate shot up to 220 until doctors were able to stablize him. They put an emergency pace maker in early this morning and he is stable now, but very tired. He is on more medication to keep his heart rate at a stable level, but his heart is too weak now to get the ICD put in tomorrow, a defib pacemaker combo from what I know. He needs to rest today and hopefully he can get that put in soon, then they can worry about the quad bypass later in the week.
(From David Newton)
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This is several days old here is what David posted last night (Monday)
Today was a good day for Roger. The doctors said his heart is getting stronger and they are thinking about transporting him to Overlake tomorrow and deciding on whether to bump up his surgery from Friday or not. He will still need a permanent pace maker and defib in his chest, but doctors are now thinking about that after his surgery. From talking to my dad today his voice sounds much stronger, and the best it has sounded since he was admitted a week ago from today. Things are looking better before surgery, lets just hope they continue this way throughout the surgery and beyond.
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