Hubby just had a melt down

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Okay, as I posted under "Going Nuts" my father in law is in the hospital in ICU. It's been extra agravating for my husband and I as we weren't able to see him for a few day because we were so sick and couldn't risk putting him at further risk and having to rely on family to keep up up to date on what was going on. We knew his temp rose to 104 Sunday and his blood pressure skyrocketed and he went into defibrillation. But we didn't know till we saw the doctor yesterday that he had a mini heart attack. See, his step mother is having trouble keeping up with all the info and getting it related to us. We also didn't know what had brought everything on till about an hour ago. He had the flu and it turned to pneumonia. My sister in law had to call a doctor friend and ask questions and then talk to dads doctors before they finally said this was the case. They told us yesterday that they had tried to remove the remaining fluid in his lung but it wouldn't drain and that they would do new exams to ensure his lung hadn't collapsed. And if it hadn't it would most likely mean the fluid was too thick and they would have to remove it surgically. Well, his lung wasn't collapsed and they said they would most likely do the surgery today but now they are saying the doctor to decide that won't be in till tomorrow morning and then they will decide. In the meantime they said they are going to have to do a tracheotomy as they can't keep the intubation tube down for much longer or it could cause further issues. They also told the family that the extreme swelling is a good thing because it indicates his body is fighting the infection. And they are trying to convince me the black tar for fecal matter is normal. I've been deathly sick before and the black coming out both ends of me was infection. I do realize however that it could also indicate blood and a kidney issue. So, my husband exploded on his sister today when she called. He is so afraid his dad is going to die because the doctors aren't doing all we feel they should be doing or can. I've calmed him down. And I've explained things to him as best I can. But I have to admit I'd like to go pitch a fit myself. At the same time neither of us need to get banned from the hospital or go to jail. So, this is me venting to keep from things escalating. Thank you for listening.