Hey Brad,
This is the first time that I've collected all weekend.  Glad that I
saw your message in time.

Just an aside, Bellon is the hospital at which  I had chris.  It's
really a nice place with a crack staff.

Hey, get some storeheim ice cream while you are there:  in Greenbay,
I mean.  It will help the nerves a bit!
Praying in all sincerity!  Honest!
Kathy.


At 08:07 PM 10/15/2005, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>OK here's the scoop. My dad went in for some testing, the one where they
>put dye in you and then take pictures of where any blockages might be in
>your heart and etc.
>
>First he gave us all a scare when they took his blood sample in the
>morning, gasped a bit and passed out while laying in the bed. Of course
>the monitors were on him so in seconds there were five people in there
>calling his name and getting his pulse back up and etc. He was a bit
>nervous and with the anxiety of it all plus giving blood his BP dropped
>and etc. so passed out. This also happens to me if ever I give blood
>samples but never actually passed out. It isn't the idea of blood giving
>as with me it is usually after the fact, but more the shock of it for some
>reason. Anyway after that episode, he was fine.
>
>After he was gone for the test and we had gotten news he was on his way
>back and a nurse saying that's probably good news, I knew they didn't
>stint him with the time he was gone and figured it wasn't good news. It
>turns out he is in need of a multiple bypass, five altogether. The
>blockage is at the top of the heart affecting the whole heart and he is
>lucky he hadn't had a heart attack because as the doctor said it would be
>a gigantic one with no other part of the heart to take up slack from the
>affected area. So, he is going in Monday morning for the operation. Good
>news is that his heart is very strong and is not weakened at all, and he
>is otherwise in very good physical condition. His risk factor is only 1 to
>2% so that is excellent as there is risk in any surgery let alone a heart
>op. He is having it done In Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI where they
>are known for their heart care enter and just celebrated their 100,000th
>heart op there. All successful ones I'm assuming. His doctor has done over
>2000 of them over the past sixteen years. So prayer for my mom ridding
>fear now and during the op is appreciated, as well his nerves and etc. as
>well as during the op, and after the op recovery. As well as financial
>concerns as they do have insurance where he works but this will likely
>push him to his retirement. He was planning to retire in March anyway.
>Well he is retired actually but returned to work for insurance and extra
>money to actually be able to really retire. He is 70 now. So please if you
>would pray as you can and are led. I'll be trying to pop in and check
>messages but I'll be staying at a hotel down there and mostly at the
>hospital too so not sure if I'll be able to respond right off. Thanks
>much.
>
>Brad
>
>
>
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