Archive for 2007
Jim Bingle Home from the Hospital
by Administrator on Jul.27, 2007, under Jim Bingle
Thursday’s catheterization to place a stent in one of Dad’s coronary arteries was a success!
Dad was released from the hospital on Friday afternoon and is now recuperating at home.
While I’m sure he would enjoy hearing from everyone, please remember that they are on Eastern Daylight Time and that Mom and Dad typically go to bed “early”.
– Rich
Jim Bingle in the Hospital – Update
by Bingle on Jul.25, 2007, under Jim Bingle
Well, the cardiac catheterization went fine on Tuesday except they didn’t end up putting in a stent. Instead, we were informed that Dad would need valve replacement and at least a single bypass. Talk about a shock!
Figuring that they would want to do the surgery right away, Mom and I stayed at the hospital until late Tuesday night to confirm whether surgery was going to occur on Wednesday or not. It wasn’t. Instead, we met with a cardiac surgeon on Wednesday to discuss Dad’s condition and options. Due to the recent brain insult and the need for heavy-duty blood thinners for the open-heart surgery, the surgeon wanted to wait 6 weeks to see if there was any change in a CAT scan of the brain before doing the surgery (not wanting to risk further insult to the brain due to bleeding).
The cardiologist had other ideas though. A couple of hours after talking with the surgeon, we found out that the cardiologist didn’t want to risk waiting 6 weeks to address the blocked artery, so Dad is now scheduled for another cardiac catheterization on Thursday to place a stent in the clogged artery. The valve replacement will have to wait, though.
– Rich
Jim Bingle in the Hospital
by Bingle on Jul.24, 2007, under Jim Bingle
Karen and the girls and I were out visiting the folks on Saturday when it appears that Dad had a TIA (transient ischemic attack) or “mini-stroke” after dinner. We were right there when it happened and called 911 right away. After a lengthy stay in the ER, they eventually admitted him to the hospital early Sunday morning and he appears to be doing fine. On Monday evening his cardiac doctor was in to see him. Based on the EKG they did Saturday night and the sonogram of his heart that was done on Sunday, he feels that a cardiac catherization is necessary to address a buildup of plaque. At this point I don’t know whether they feel that buildup was related/responsible for the TIA on Saturday or just figured they might as well take care of it while he is in the hospital anyway. They will be doing the catherization on Tuesday (this) afternoon.
Mom appears to be holding up to the stress pretty well, but please keep both of them in your prayers.
– Rich
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