Roberts point of view

Robert went into the ER and said he was having pains. They had him sit in the waiting room for awhile because he was not sure what was going on. Then they took Robert back. (I was not there at this time keep in my mind..as stated in the other blog) They hooked him up to a EKG and his heart rate was through the roof. He got a asprin to chew and some nitroglycerin. Then things started going fast. They took a chest X-Ray and discovered about his mild heart attack. They had him cover up with a blanket while they stripped him quick and had him put a gown on. They then told Robert he would need a heart cath and a stint put in his heart and they would know more about what is going on.

They took Robert back to be prepped (at this point I had shown up) and told Robert everything that was going on. At that point, they told him that I had shown up and he was pretty happy about that. They took him back and he was put under a mild sedative. He remembers voices and some feelings. He remembers pressure in his chest (they were doing some things in his heart and placing the stint) he also remembers a burning sensation (they were putting the dye in to check it out). He remembers them asking him to take a deep breath as well (they were taking pictures of his heart). From that point, he was pretty tired (as all patients are) and he was put in the ICU to start his recovery.

At that point it was pretty much a groggy state for him. He was pretty tired and I don't blame him a bit. He remembers me and MIL coming him. He remembers a little bit of S coming in...he doesn't really remember answering health questions however (but I did! LOL.) At that point he had to lay for quite awhile. He had a shunt put into his groin area and had to lay prone for quite awhile. He got that taken out while I was in the hosptial with him.

The next day he was a little more awake and alert. He enjoyed his heart healthy breakfast....french toast and coffee..and I came up with MIL and T to visit him. He enjoyed our company and we left after awhile and called him once afterwards. He was still hooked up to IV's and oxygen at this point. He had a cheeseburger for dinner. :) Sometime that night, he was transfered upstairs to a room which he shared with another nice gentleman (who came in two hours after him that day)

After that, it was mainly rest. He did have to get up and walk and he was heart monitored until he was released from the hospital. He is glad that he got out and he hopes never to go back there again. LOL. He does, however, miss the food! Brat man!