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My father's in the hospital.
I just got this e-mail from my mother:
Your Dad had some chest pain around 3:30 PM, so I took him to the hospital after dinner. The pain is completely gone now. They took blood, EKG, (EKG is probably fine, they will get another one in a few hours), and he will be in the hospital for 12 hours, in the ER not intensive care. Then he will have a stress test in the AM and come home. I think everything is just fine and I will send another email. I'm home to get his CD player, his regular medicines, but I will be coming home again for the night, probably around 10 or 11. Do not worry. Last time the docs were worried, this time they are not. His Blood Pressure was 190/84 initially, down to 164/82 at this time. Elevated BP could be from the stress of the pain and going to the hospital.
Love, Mom
Objectively, okay, it sounds like she's right and we shouldn't worry. But who can not worry when her father is in the hospital with chest pain?
I am fretting.
Your Dad had some chest pain around 3:30 PM, so I took him to the hospital after dinner. The pain is completely gone now. They took blood, EKG, (EKG is probably fine, they will get another one in a few hours), and he will be in the hospital for 12 hours, in the ER not intensive care. Then he will have a stress test in the AM and come home. I think everything is just fine and I will send another email. I'm home to get his CD player, his regular medicines, but I will be coming home again for the night, probably around 10 or 11. Do not worry. Last time the docs were worried, this time they are not. His Blood Pressure was 190/84 initially, down to 164/82 at this time. Elevated BP could be from the stress of the pain and going to the hospital.
Love, Mom
Objectively, okay, it sounds like she's right and we shouldn't worry. But who can not worry when her father is in the hospital with chest pain?
I am fretting.
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Why did the baby need a CAT scan?
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