Had a great Christmas this year. On Christmas Day, got to see all the local grandkids and share some Christmas time with them.
Did not take any pictures, just a good time visiting, talking, opening presents, etc. We went down to Jacob and Becca's because they had been sick. Mariah and Derrick and Tarrin brought their kids over on Christmas day and we had coffee cake, fresh fruit, juice, sausage and a nice relaxed meal.
Wednesday morning, December 26th took us for a ride. We had gotten about 4-5 inches of snow, so Scott and I went out to clean off the drive way. He uses the snow blower, I usually shovel around the sidewalks, steps and the path out the back to the woodshop. Have to keep that path opened.
We usually do the neighbors driveway too because we have a single mom next door to us, but that morning Scott said he could not do that one. Just when we got done, Scott asked if I would go in the house and get his ID. When I asked why, he said we would need it at the hospital.
He had been having heartburn and some shortness of breath. That morning his left arm went numb. Given the history of heart problems in his family, a trip to the ER was required.
We discussed going up to Murray where IHC has a great cardiology unit or go to the local Riverton Hospital, which is about 1.5 miles away. Scott said Riverton Hospital.
I dropped him off at the front door to ER and went to park. He went in. By the time I parked and got inside, he was already in a trauma room and they were drawing blood. They did not mess around.
After a little bit, they came back and said the blood tests showed elevated levels of protein and that he had a heart attack. They wanted to transport him to Murray IHC hospital. He went by ambulance. I went home to get his mom and we went to the Murray Hospital.
When we got there, they did more lab tests and were discussing what to do next. They were debating a stress test and an angiogram. We decided angiogram was best. That was scheduled around 3 or 4. If they could do an stent while there, they would do it.
After the angiogram the doctors said the blockage was too severe and stents were not posible. He would need Open Heart surgery and probably 5 bypasses. There was no emergency, but he was scheduled for surgery at 7:00 the next morning. No emergency, but....
Surgery was Thursday morning, December 27th. Five hours later, he is taken in to Recovery and eventually moved to ICU. Scott spent one day in ICU and on Friday, he was moved to the regular floor.
Scott came home on Monday, December 31st and has been slowly getting better. He developed pneumonia on Wednesday/Thursday and by Thursday afternoon was having real difficulty breathing. Friday we had a doctor's appointment and she checked his lungs. Sent us over to Riverton Hospital for xrays and pneumonia was confirmed.
Another trip to Walgreen's for antibiotics and those have helped a ton. He is breathing better, sleeping better and doing great. He goes for short walks every day and our almost daily excursions out to doctor's appontments reallly tire him out, but he is recovering very nicely.
We feel so blessed and fortunate to have found the heart prolems when we did. No muscle damage in the heart attach and a renewed effort to keep the diabetes in check and he should make a full recovery.
Woo hoo!!!
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