update on my dad via mom.
There was definitely a slight heart attack that had happened sometime within the past week, this was detected through blood work. They have done ultra sounds on his heart, chest xrays and EKGs. From what mom understood, there was no damage done to his heart, however, because of his pre-existing heart condition, they are keeping him in there, at least until Thursday, possibly Friday.
I am thankful, that if this did have to happen, that it was while he was in Calgary. They have already had a heart specialist in to see dad and he is in intensive care, closest room to the nurses station. Dad had an episode once before with his heart, we thought he was having a heart attack, but that is when we learned of the condition he has, of fibulating heart. The doctors in the ER here, where we live, used the paddles on him, to slow his heart down. However, they slowed it down too much and they had to zap him again to get his heart back up to speed. The heart specialist in Calgary said that could have given him an instant stroke, or worse, killed him, right there on the table. So I am grateful for the drs. in Calgary.