To all and sundry. Ma and Pa should be back in the states by Wed. night. I have spoken with Uncles Mike, Peter/Donna and Clay/Carolyn to share the news.
Brendan
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Leaving plans
Email from Ma on 3/18
Latest plan; lv hospital tomorrow a.m.
Go to same hotel we originally staid at - San Jose Holiday Inn Aurola.
LV San Jose 7:10 am Wed 10 Mar.
Fly thru Phoenix , then Denver, then LNK ( arv abt 8:55 pm).
Looks like travel ins will cover hosp bill+ physician bill ( TOTAL abt $7,000!!!) cannot imagine what this would be in USA. Will also cover all related expenses - I think this includes the copter ride which was told would be around $5000 ( last copter ride in Iowa to get pacemaker was $29,000).
It's time for bed now.
Love
Mother/Carol
Sent from my iPhone
Sent from my iPhone
Monday, March 18, 2013
More good news and potential med changes discharge imminent!!
Mom says
Echo: unchanged fr one done in NE(enlarged heart), Holter Monitor: pacer works ok, occasional PVC. Dx: TIA Cause unknown. I asked if fatigue & dehydration on hot muggy day poss triggers. Yes possible. Recommends start Plavix, chg atenolol to Coreg, wt loss. Suggests Dad talk w his cardiologist abt these med changes. Not changed here. Will leave w. full records including films. Will get 2 doses heparin - one now & one very early tomorrow morn. Now up & abt. No new sx Unsure if flying out on 6am flight tomorrow or what. Yet to be told. More later.
Michael's comment
Michael,
Dang blogger won't let me answer in reply to your comment so made a new blog post
Is calling the hospital technically possible: Yes, I use Google voice (.06$/min) I assume skype works too
See shum's post below for corrected number
I wait for hospital answering machine to answer, press 9 for English,
wait for the operator,
ask for English (most but not all of the operators have been muliti-lingual),
ask for room 406 (sometimes I am asked to provide Dad's name sometimes not) and
they transfer me to his room (room phone working as of today).
Welcome - I assume so. Although mother mentioned she was worried about being swamped with calls.
Times- I think they are 1 hour behind EST but not sure. Hospital time is tricky, hours of boredom intertwined with high stress/pace procedures, MD visits and then more tedium. I would recommend staying away from meal times. In my experience I have had more difficulty later in the afternoon/evening connecting through the hospital system. The less critical Father's condition is the more tedious this hospital time becomes.
Hangin in Bro...
Brendan
father laughs!
Spoke with Ma and Pa today. Both in much better spirits and well rested. Cardiogram was done this morning but hasn't been read yet. Mother says she is hoping for d/c tonight or tomorrow! Father is chatting and understanding nicely again. He says hi to all blog readers and hopes to be able to talk on the phone with you when they get back to the states and returns to cell phone coverage.
Mother has tried to get Skype working on her Iphone but hasn't had much success due to limited internet.
The insurance company and the travel company have been very helpful and will assist with transport back to the US when ready. They do not plan on continuing the tour in Costa Rica and expect to return home asap when discharged.
Mother tells a hilarious story about the "scary" helicopter ride and Father waving like the Pope to onlooking crowds of villagers.
Father took a shower....sorry slow news day :) which in and of itself is good news.
Sounding better and better. Still no cause identified for original symptoms but he seems to be coming out of the woods quite nicely. May need to look closer at diagnostics when they return to the States.
Brendan
Mother has tried to get Skype working on her Iphone but hasn't had much success due to limited internet.
The insurance company and the travel company have been very helpful and will assist with transport back to the US when ready. They do not plan on continuing the tour in Costa Rica and expect to return home asap when discharged.
Mother tells a hilarious story about the "scary" helicopter ride and Father waving like the Pope to onlooking crowds of villagers.
Father took a shower....sorry slow news day :) which in and of itself is good news.
Sounding better and better. Still no cause identified for original symptoms but he seems to be coming out of the woods quite nicely. May need to look closer at diagnostics when they return to the States.
Brendan
Email from ma
On my phone cannot connect to App Store ? Do have Skype acct but need to download skype for IPhone. Can email and connect to selective online sites ( I think the ones I previously visited ). Trying to access blog w/o much success. Will try again after you. Dad this morning: good sleep, no neuro residuals or new sx. Echo @ 11 ( Costa Rica doesn't do daylight savings ) He's reading via Kindle. Will allow him OOB for shower today. Peace Sent from my iPhone
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