Re: My dad's in the hospital Heart disease is pretty scary stuff, god that has to be terrible for you to go through.
Re: My dad's in the hospital wow, sorry about this. I hope hes okay and they find out how to help the problem.I had to go through something similar and it can be hard.
Re: My dad's in the hospital F*ck. Sorry BALLA, I hope your dad gets better. I agree with Cambyland. Somehow I doubt that they would send him over there with a heart condition. That seems like a lawsuit in the making, not to be talking about that now, but I would think the government has more sense than that.
Re: My dad's in the hospital Turns out it wasn't a heart attack. It was extremely close though. He has Atrial Fibrillation, a leaky heart valve, and an enlarged heart. They think his sleep apnea caused this. He stops breathing 150-200 times each night in his sleep.Atrial fibrillation is caused when the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) quiver instead of beating. During AF, the upper chambers of the heart beat between 350 and 600 times per minute. Normal heart rhythm is between 60 and 80 beats per minute. Because the pumping function of the upper chambers isn?t working properly, the blood is not completely emptied from the heart?s chambers, causing it to pool and sometimes clot. Sometimes, clotted blood dislodges from the atria and results in a stroke.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>F*ck. Sorry BALLA, I hope your dad gets better. I agree with Cambyland. Somehow I doubt that they would send him over there with a heart condition. That seems like a lawsuit in the making, not to be talking about that now, but I would think the government has more sense than that.</div>The thing is, he refuses to tell the military about his condition. He doesn't want to be kicked out due to health reasons. He thinks it ruins his pride.
Re: My dad's in the hospital I had the same thing, I was born with a hole in my valve and my entire life did exactly that. Pretty much blood flows backwards into the heart, and it can wear down the valve and enlarge the heart. I had a pig valve(ya I know..lol) put in place of my right valve. Your dads case might be a bit different, but it sounds very similar.
Re: My dad's in the hospital <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Jan 6 2007, 05:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Turns out it wasn't a heart attack. It was extremely close though. He has Atrial Fibrillation, a leaky heart valve, and an enlarged heart. They think his sleep apnea caused this. He stops breathing 150-200 times each night in his sleep.Atrial fibrillation is caused when the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) quiver instead of beating. During AF, the upper chambers of the heart beat between 350 and 600 times per minute. Normal heart rhythm is between 60 and 80 beats per minute. Because the pumping function of the upper chambers isn?t working properly, the blood is not completely emptied from the heart?s chambers, causing it to pool and sometimes clot. Sometimes, clotted blood dislodges from the atria and results in a stroke.The thing is, he refuses to tell the military about his condition. He doesn't want to be kicked out due to health reasons. He thinks it ruins his pride.</div>Snap, well that's still not good.Maybe so, but I think family > pride in this case.
Re: My dad's in the hospital Balla I don't know you that well but from the times I have contacted with you, you seem like a great guy. That's terrible man, I'm sorry for that, it's tough and I know what you're going through. One of my good friend's dad had this same thing happen to him, it's hard and there's no reasoning behind it and there's nothing you can do. It just sucks in general, I'm sorry man. You'll be in my prayers man, hope he can recover well.
Re: My dad's in the hospital I hope your dad is okay man. Sorry that this is happening to you. I'll keep you in my prayers.
Re: My dad's in the hospital I wish your Dad the best luck on a way to a quick and extremely healthy recovery, Tony. I, too, like you currently are, was very very close with my Dad.
Re: My dad's in the hospital Tony, I feel for you. Hope your dad wil recover quickly. I think you should tell your dad how you feel about him and that he may be risking his pride but he's also risking himself from his family. Tell him how much you love him and admire him and would like to have him alive for as long as you can.
Re: My dad's in the hospital I'm sorry to hear this, Tony. I wish him well and I hope he gets better. I feel so bad for him, you, and your family to have to go through this (especially him). I hope he recovers well and bounces back. I don't know what else to say, but my condolences to your family.
Re: My dad's in the hospital Im unconfident with my dad right now. He ahs heart burn and problems like that and he had buffalo wings so hopefully nothing happens.
Re: My dad's in the hospital Wow Tony, that really sucks and I hope that your father has a speedy and full recovery. Will he need surgery or anything or what? I also hope that he decides to tell the military about the condition, because like Justice said, family is far more important than pride. I hope everything works out for the best.
Re: My dad's in the hospital <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>He ahs heart burn and problems like that and he had buffalo wings so hopefully nothing happens.</div>I think heartburn is increasing in everyone.
Re: My dad's in the hospital I'm a lot better now, The Doctor thinks if my dad takes the proper medicine that he can live 15-20 more healthy years before we have to start worrying big time. I am going to go about my business as if the thing never happened. I will worry about the situation 10 years from now.I'm in a much better mood, Lucky for all of you I was ready to go on a banning spree
Re: My dad's in the hospital <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Jan 6 2007, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm in a much better mood, Lucky for all of you I was ready to go on a banning spree </div>I have a smart ass comment for this, but I'll just keep it to myself. THIS TIME.
Re: My dad's in the hospital <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Jan 6 2007, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm a lot better now, The Doctor thinks if my dad takes the proper medicine that he can live 15-20 more healthy years before we have to start worrying big time. I am going to go about my business as if the thing never happened. I will worry about the situation 10 years from now.I'm in a much better mood, Lucky for all of you I was ready to go on a banning spree </div>That's great to hear, glad to know this won't have any effects on him daily for a long time, just having to take medicine is great compared to what others have to do after heart attacks.Glad he's gonna do fine!
Re: My dad's in the hospital <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Jan 6 2007, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm a lot better now, The Doctor thinks if my dad takes the proper medicine that he can live 15-20 more healthy years before we have to start worrying big time. I am going to go about my business as if the thing never happened. I will worry about the situation 10 years from now.I'm in a much better mood, Lucky for all of you I was ready to go on a banning spree </div>dang, I'd probably be the first one banned, lol
Re: My dad's in the hospital The Doc said that the only problem we would have is if my dads blood pressure got sky high again. The normal bottom number for blood pressure is around 80. My dads is usually around 120.Thank's for the feedback. If anything new comes up, I will post it.
