roscoe
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Seems that my father did not want to come visit me this weekend.<br /><br />To get out of the trip, he decided to keep secret his recent chest pains. Just before going to deliver goods to some needy families on Friday morning, the pains are getting pretty bad, he tells mom. Mom knows they must be bad or he wouldn't mention it. She gets him in the car, gived him a couple asprin and drives to the hospital.<br /><br />They got there just as the heartattack was starting, medication averted the attack. 4 hours later he is cut open and had 5 bypasses done. He was writing on a notepad 3 hours after surgery, was out of ICU within 14 hours, and walking about 18 hours after surgery.<br /><br />All is going well, but he may not make it to Canada fishing until late in fall, or next year.<br /><br />He received first rate care from the entire staff at Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonie Falls WI. Every staff member treats you like you are a close family member. I grew up near this hospital, but never needed to be treated there. Truely an outstanding facility. They even assign a private waiting room for the friends and family of icu or surgery patients.<br /><br />His total cholesterol count was 170 the last time it was checked, and his "bad" cholesterol has always been real low, he ate right and exercised. So get a heart scan done every few years if you are over 50.<br /><br />Any prayers or thoughts for a speedy recovery are appreciated, a public display of them here, is not required though. <br />God will hear them. <br /><br />Trying to talk dad into getting a zipper tatooed over the scar. 
