I'm sure all of you have had contact with my mom some way or another, but I'll update you a little bit.
Dad is doing well. Expected to go home probably tomorrow. He's up walking around and getting stronger every day. Danny & Breanna were up there this weekend and Christi & Jeremy and Matthew & Megan are close too so they were all able to visit. From what I hear Grandma Larsen, Kathy, and Grandpa Nelson were all there too.
Thanks for your prayers and support. I know he felt it.
Les
An update: I talked to my mom this evening, she said it was kind of an eventful day. Dad's heart went into A-Fib (where the heart just flutters). The doctors said this happens to about 30% of heart surgery patients. Sometimes the heart fixes itself and sometimes they have to shock the heart which is successful 85% of the time. Well, they had to shock Dad's heart. They gave him something so he wouldn't remember it. Apparently, it's something you do not want to remember. Horrible. Well they started out with a more minor shock and ended up having to shock him 3 more times--the last being the most they could (I'm not good with the medical terms, I should have Jeremy write this--he does this alot at work). Dad remembered the last 2 times they did it--yikes. This worked for about 30 seconds but his heart went back into A-Fib. He can still go home but will have to go back to the hospital soon to either be shocked again or have a different procedure done--which he's had before. Once again, I can't remember what it's called. It's not a life-threatening thing, but something that needs to get fixed.
Anyway, keep him in your prayers still. I'm sure it's discouraging going home knowing that more is still ahead.
I'll write when I know more.
Les
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That is discouraging to not be completely finished when he goes home. We will definitely keep him in our prayers. Thanks for the update Les!
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