It's a Quad

Pa is out of surgery and is in the ICU. No complications. The only surprise is the surgeon did a quadruple bypass instead of a triple.

I had a brief visit with Pa. He's sedated and has a breathing tube down his throat. He also has two chest tubes to drain blood out of his chest. I counted eight bags of IV medicines hanging over his bed. Despite all that, I thought he looked fine, like he's just asleep.

If all goes well, they'll remove his breathing tube tomorrow morning and have him sitting up in a chair. By afternoon he could be transferred to a regular room.

Bypass Scheduled

Pa is scheduled for a bypass on April 30. He had a second stress test on April 3rd, which he failed. The cardiologist said it looks like Pa already had a mild heart attack in the past. Pa thinks it may be when he had chest pains last December.

He had a consultation with the surgeon today. He'll be in the hospital for 5 days. Recovery will take 1-3 months.