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A little birdie told me that "jmcquown" > said:

>Just talked to my dad. The blood flow down the bypassed artery seems to be
>increasing; the doctor will check again in the morning. If it's not
>sufficient, they will try to insert a catheter to open things up a bit more
>(hope not). So far things are looking good. Dad is tired (naturally) and
>in pain (naturally). His incision has broken open 4 times.


That has to be painful! Do they know why the incision keeps popping?

>The physical therapist tried to get him to walk yesterday and he gave her
>piece of his mind, but he did walk a bit today with my mom. He said it's
>hard to do with all those tubes they have him hooked to (I'm sure!). He
>also said since it's Mother's Day he's sending Mom home to mow the lawn and
>wash the car! LOL Yes, apparently he's feeling much better. Thanks
>everyone!


He sounds like a real smart-ass. My kinda guy. Wish both of your parents
well for me, okay?

Carol
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