Doc in the Hospital

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Doc in the Hospital

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Today Doc began having numbness in his hands and face and when he went to get checked out, his blood pressure was 210/140. He spent most of the day in the ER, violently ill, and they have been keeping him doped up and trying to get his blood pressure down. I hope he will get to come home from the hospital tomorrow, but it depends on his progress.

I'm exhausted, and I had to leave him at the hospital to come home and check on the kids. Bless their hearts, they had been alone all day, fixed their own meals and managed not to destroy the house or each other.

I'm sure all your thoughts are with us. I just wanted to share this with you guys. He loves the board and works on it more than you guys know.
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Oh crap, this is terrible, sorry to hear this Spooky - I hope he gets well soon, and gets to come home tomorrow. Im sure he will.
I , and Im sure all the others, appreciate all the time and effort he puts into keeping this place running as smoothly as it does, as an IT worker myself I realise how much time and energy it can take. Best wishes to you and your family and to the Doc for a speedy recovery.
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I'm very sorry to hear this, Spooky. Please keep us updated.
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Spooky, best wishes to you, your family and the good doctor. Please keep us posted and hurry back soon Doc!
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Oh my goodness. Spooky, my thoughts are with you, the wonderful Dr. Spooky, and your family. I'm sure all will turn out well. Please, give him our best.
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My thoughts are with you. Get well Doc.
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Spooky, I'm with you and your family.
I'm sure Doc will be back home soon.
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Good luck , Doc.
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Best wishes to the doc for a speedy recovery. My thoughts are with you, and let the force be with the doc.
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Why does it always happen to the nice people? Many good wishes coming your way. Hope Doc feels better soon - and you too Spooky I know how much it takes out of you emotionally and physically when a loved one is ill.
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sorry to hear about this, spooks. happy healing thoughts to Doc and you.
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Post by miss buenos aires »

How is he doing? Is there anything we at the Board can do?
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Ditto MBA's question. The two of you hold this place--and by extension, us-- together.

You're all in my thoughts, front and center. Lots of love to you both from this ol' Mug...

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Get well soon, and please keep us posted. I know many of us will be worried until we hear otherwise.
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Well, after a horrible night's sleep (which I fully expected), I will try to clean myself up and go back to the hospital. I just called him and he (although doped up still) answered the phone and said he thought he remembered a reading during the night of 135/75 or something close. If that's true, I am really hoping he gets to come home later today.

Obviously he is being put on blood pressure medicine for the indefinite future. His boss, who lovingly hung around the ER for hours yesterday, said he needs time away from work and that he had been begging him to do so. Doc is so Type-A and over-achieving though.

I just got off the phone with my mother-in-law and she said that his dad did this same thing at about this age. He's just going to have to slow down a bit.

I appreciate all your thoughts so much. More than you all know. I don't really know anything else for you guys to do except to keep posting your thoughts and good wishes here. Hopefully he will get to see them by this evening.

Thanks again, everyone.
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Post by BlueChair »

Sorry I didn't notice this earlier.

Our thoughts and prayers are with your whole family.

And like MBA, let us know if there's absolutely anything that we can do to help.
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Post by RedShoes »

I too just noticed this.

Your family will certainly be in my thoughts today.

Keep us posted, and if there is anything we can do, let us know.
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My best wishes to the Doc. I hope that he's doing better.
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John and myself wish you all the best, and hope everything works out.
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Hope everything turns out well!
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Post by SweetPear »

Spooky~
I'm so sorry to hear that Doc isn't feeling well. My thoughts and prayers are with both of you and wishing him a speedy recovery.
Take good care and come back soon!
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Well, I'm happy to say that I am at home WITH my husband. :D

All tests were clear, although the EKG showed that this high blood pressure had been going on for a long time. Apparently he was very close to stroke level yesterday, so I am truly grateful that he is back here with me. He is now the proud owner of a bottle of daily blood pressure medicine and is happy to be alive and home.

I will be watching him closely. Thank you all so very much for your heartfelt concern. It meant so much to him when I showed him this thread and the posts that had been made. He was very moved.

Thanks again to you all.
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I'm so glad to hear he's home!
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What a relief! Best wishes to the doc, and my thoughts for a healthy future.
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