Joe has been hiding from me the fact that he's been having chest pains again. Its been 15 years since his last angioplasty. Well, last night, he couldn't hide it from me any longer. He wasn't feeling well, so I started questioning him, he was being kind of vague, then I got in his face and told him "don't you lie to me!" So he told me he'd been having tightness in his chest, pain down his arm and up the left side of his face. He went in the bathroom and stuck a nitroglycerin pill under his tongue and said he felt better but sent his doctor a text. First thing this morning, Dr. Merrill called him and said to come in. He went in at 9 and then called me to come get him and take him to the Heart Hospital here in Norman. His EKG was fine and showed that he didn't have a heart attack (yet) and there was no damage to his heart. I dropped him off at the new heart hospital so he could have some more tests and possibly a procedure done today. He'll either call me when he's done so I can come get him or he'll have to stay overnight for observation if a procedure was done. Either way, the doctor assured him he would be up and at the OU game by Saturday. I'll keep you posted as I know more. I have not said anything to the girls yet; I don't want to unnecessarily upset them. If he has to stay overnight, I'll call them in.
We knew at some point we would have to revisit Joe's situation, since he didn't get a stint put in the first or second time. Times and technology have changed a lot in the last 15 years, so they may be able to put one in now. Anyway, prayers for Joe - he unfortunately got all the bad genes in his family - high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
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I'll be praying for him. :-)
Love, Merry
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