two weeks before the wedding, and my dad is in the hospital.....

unfortunately yes - my Dad passed away a year ago this month from a major heart attack. He also smoked and was such a pain about the doctor thing sometimes. His 3 brothers have heart problems also and so did my Grandpa. My one Uncle had a triple bypass and is still with us. Guys are so darn stubborn. Take care of him and make sure that he rests and GOES TO THE DR!!! Everything will be fine....

Well, I visited him yesterday after the procedure and he looked much better and in good spirits- I even helped him eat his first meal in two days- he couldn't sit up for another couple of hours so he had to eat laying flat down- it was funny!
He said the doctor said that the last stent they put in covered his last artery left- the others already have stents in them- so now he should be fine. He is also going to be monitored of course.

The best part is EVERYONE said they will stop smoking now! But, I will believe it when I see it because we lost my stepmom almost eight years ago to cancer, and everyone said they were quitting then- but it didn't last. Hopefully this will be the final wake up call! My dad did make a joke about it and said 'Well, I haven't smoked for two days- aren't you proud of me?' he thinks he is funny! But, with them driving up to NY, I think it will be VERY hard for them, hopefully they have enough will power~! But as soon as we get to NY we will be surrounded with my dad's family so they will be watching his every move, I am sure! Especially grandma!

Thanks so much guys for your thoughts and well wishes! It really meant a lot!

Wedding here we come! (15 days! yikes)

First off, I am sorry to hear about your dad. But as long as he is getting help, that is all that matters right now (and stopping smoking)

My father had to have a bipass at the age of 41. He had suffered from a silent heart attack. The only reason that we found this was because he was going in for back surgery and all the pre ops kept on coming back bad. His surgery was rescheduled 3 times because they didnt know what was wrong with him. On the day before the 3rd surgery, they were just going to okay him. My mom was not okay with this, so we went to another cardiologist. This cardiologist gave my dad a stress test and discovered the heart attack. If my father had gone in for the back surgery, they said that he would have died on the table. This doctor is a god send.

My father had his bypass at Columbia Hospital. Dr Oz(he's been on Oprah a few times) performed the surgery. It was all robotic. My father was either the first, or one of the firsts to have this done. He is absolutely fine now. He was also a smoker, but this scared the life out of him and he quit.

If you need anything, even just someone to talk to who has gone through this, please fm me.

Good luck with everything!

I am so sorry to here that.

I am so sorry to heat that. I know what you are going through. My dad had triple bypass after a heart attack about 11 years ago, and than my mom had a blood clot which they were going to do angioplasty for but the clot ended up dissolving on it's own, so they just put a stent in. I've know other people who've had angioplasty and have recovered pretty quickly. I'll keep you in my prayers. I hope your dad has stopped smoking. My father has started again, since my mom died. He has battled a heart attack, bleeding ulcer and colon cancer so he thinks since he defeated those things he is indestructable! I wish he would stop smoking.

---

Posted by tinkerwdw

It's not all about the flowers and favors, and we need to cherish those close to us.

---

This is the absolute truth.
I'm sure your dad is going to be FINE. I'll certainly keep your family in my prayer.