(Dad's view from his hospital room at Duke Hospital)Dad got the VIP treatment when being admitted to the hospital and got a room with a view of Duke Chapel. This picture does not do it justice - it was taken from a camera phone. For those of you who have not been to Durham you can click on the link above to truly appreciate the beauty of this landmark.
Since medicine was not bringing his heart rate down, yesterday Dad got a TEE or TransEsophageal Echo to check for blood clots. Once that was negative, he received Cardioversion which is a brief procedure where an electrical shock is delivered to the heart to convert an abnormal heart rhythm back to a normal rhythm.
We visited him last night and he is doing great. His heart rate was lowered and a normal rhythm. They kept him on the Cardiac floor for observation again last night. He is scheduled for leg surgery today- which is a positive step toward getting him mobile again.
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