Dad

--Cheryl 11:11, 4 March 2008 (EST) I just got off the phone with Dad's nighttime nurse, Terry. He said that Dad was awake and feeling a little better and that he had gotten some sleep last night. He is still having an irregular heart beat, but his blood pressure is doing better. He said they have Dad scheduled for an echocardiogram today.

Terry said Dad's EF number is 45. According to Jennene, 55% or higher is normal, at 30% his prognosis is better because he can regain 10-15%. At 10-20% you're looking at definite long term symptoms.

Terry said Dad is on Digoxin (slang, "didg") to help his heart contract. Jennene's email mentioned Digoxin.

Thanks, Barry, for the link for info about Atrial Flutter: Atrial Flutter

Bad news - if you read through that info, it says that having Atrial flutter adds a greater risk of stroke.

We should know a lot more after talking to Dr. Mark Weston and getting the results of the echocardiogram "echo".

As I said in email I'm going to start looking into flying out there. --Cheryl 11:11, 4 March 2008 (EST)