Family Emergency
By Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
United States
January 13, 2017 10:35pm CST
Last weekend my daddy was taken to the local hospital by ambulance. They promptly sent him to UNC Chapel Hill because they could do nothing for him. He was diagnosed with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. When they got him to UNC he had emergency surgery. It was touch and go for a while with him. He is scheduled to come home tomorrow. So a week of tubes, various IV's and no eating or drinking is coming to an end. He is still weak and tired but he can eat and drink now. I am glad he is coming home.
Now if he will quit smoking, he might stay out of the hospital.... 
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@jaboUK thank you so much. A person would think that this would serve as a wake-up call. Unfortunately, he is still smoking.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
18 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 I suppose it's hard to give up the habit of a life time.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
25 Jan 17
@jaboUK I am afraid that he has been smoking since he was around ten years old, giving up smoking at this point in his life would probably be equivalent to giving up a body part.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
14 Jan 17
Did they have to do anything special for the aneurysm? My mom had on around her neck area and it was only found when they went in to put in a valve because she had a heart murmer and needed other surgeries. There are several places in the body where you can get those. A gal at work's husband had some issues in that same region and now he can never lift more than forty pounds or something like that. That means he can't work anymore at his job. I don't know that he had an aneurysm or not.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@MarshaMusselman they had to do an emergency surgery and repair the aorta. He is already on weight lifting restrictions from his heart attack a few years ago. The doctor's all say for him to quit smoking. The smoking wears out the valves and arteries in the body. That is what happened to his heart and his abdominal aorta.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@velvet53 it is so good to see you again! He is home but his bp is very high. He goes back to his doctor on Thursday. I am more worried about him having a stroke than I am his stomach issues at this point.
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@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
18 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 I am praying that all goes well. How are you and your family doing?
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@LadyDuck If only, I could get him to stop. He has slowed down but he is still smoking. 
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
18 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 I know the problem. We were unable to make our MiL stop.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@just4him thank you so much. His bp is still very high and I am afraid they sent him home too early.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 I hope he can get it under control.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@JudyEv Thank you very much. His blood pressure is still very high. I am afraid they sent him home too early. I spoke with him today. He seems ok but even he confessed that his bp is high.
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@JudyEv (381863)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 They do seem to send people home as soon as they can nowadays.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@marsha32 thank you, he has a long road ahead of him.
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
3 Feb 17
Wow sounds really lucky that they were able to save him. I am sure he is home by now... How is he doing?
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 Jan 17
Oh my so sorry to hear this dire situation for your Father Shelly.
Yes he must quit smoking.. Will keep you all in our prayers here.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@TiarasOceanView thank you for the prayers. He is still hard-headed about the smoking.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
17 Jan 17
Wow he is one lucky guy, those are hard to diagnose and often the person bleeds out before they figure out the problem. I am sure you will be glad to get him home.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
24 Jan 17
@BelleStarr yes, he is very lucky. He is home now but still taking it very easy.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
15 Jan 17
This is a tough situation. Hope he is able to do what needs to be done to get and remain healthy.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony thank you so much. He is home but his bp is still very high. We will see how it all goes.
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 Jan 17
@marlina it was very scary. It also struck him suddenly. He started feeling bad on a Wednesday and tried to make an appointment with his regular doctor. They were booked solid, so they referred him out to a near by clinic. The clinic could not see him either. On Thursday he felt worse but would not go to the hospital. By early Friday evening, he was so bad off that my mama had to call the ambulance for him.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
24 Jan 17
@paigea Thank you very much. He has improved a bit.
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