Need prayers

[astronaut 3]

Saying a prayer for you. Thinking of you.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Sounds like a very scary phone call, the kind anyone in a long distance relationship fears. Best of luck to you and Tim, you're definitely our thoughts

[CdnMN 0]

My wife and I will keep Tim and you in our thoughts and prayers.

[darkchilde794 5]

Erin, I hope that Tim is okay. Keeping you and your fiance in our prayers *hugs*

[sdw 10]

OH how scary. Thought and prayers are with you both.

[Krikit 1,164]

Oh, I'm so sorry, Erin. (((((((hugs)))))) If there's one thing I've learned when it comes to heart attacks...... GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. I am so glad you were able to convince him to go to the hospital. And I am doubly glad that it may be indigestion. I hope your next update is a good one. Hang in there.

[antda 13]

Erin G,

Sorry to hear about your husband Tim's situation...

((((hugs)))).....To Erin and Tim......

I hope that your husband will get better soon, and the he will get the proper medical care that he needs for his heart...

In situations like this, yes, it is definitely best to go to the hospital for help, better safe than sorry!...

My thoughts and prayers are with your and your family....

Ant

[Tim and Erin 3]

Tim's son called again around 2 a.m. and said they're now thinking it was a bad case of acid reflux. But they kept him in hospital overnight and are planning to do a stress test, just in case. He wanted to go home, but his boys wouldn't allow it.

I'm so worried that Tim will refuse to take medication or get treatment for anything they might find, including acid reflux. He can be just so stubborn when it comes to doctors and getting help for anything. He prefers to suffer in silence and rely on prayer. It's frustrating. Getting help from doctors can't be a sin??!

Forgive me for my rant. No offense intended to anyone here regarding religious beliefs. I'm just so stressed right now. Thanks again for all your kind words.

[Sam and Ben 2]

Very tough to receive such a phone call from so far away. You're both in my thoughts and prayers.

[OBX 51]

What a frightening thing to go through. Glad to hear things are turing around for the better.

[Flames9_RN 358]

I work on a cardiac floor and men are stubborn! How long have u had chest pain" oh only a few days, or about a week! lol And yes a lo tof times an upset stomach can feel like chest pain, but always safe to check it out! They will do cardiac enzymes (draw blood) and stress test quite often! Hope this doesn't cause problems down the road, especially with heart problems in the family--oh its just an upset stomach, why bother going to the ER!!!

[TimandJoyce 1]

Glad it wasn't as serious as it could have been. Maybe once you're with him, he may not be so....stubborn Then again, it could be a "Tim" thing...cause mine can sure be like a goat at times!!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

The toughest part of this has got to be not being there and having to go through all the worry and fear from a distance - not that being close makes the fear and worry more easy to deal with, but at least you are there. And yes, your mind goes to the unthinkable 'what if' and it isn't a good place to be, even though it is sometimes necessary to consider.

I am glad that it sounds like Tim is going to be ok, and as Flames9_RN noted, the results of the tests will help be more definitive. It is always better to 'know' than to be left uncertain about things like this - unless, of course, you are a 'stubborn' man, . I'm glad Tim's sons are over-ruling him for the time being and making him get a thorough check-up.

One of the things it sounds like you will end up doing - which I have to do as well - is make all of your husband's doctor's appointments, fill any prescriptions and remind him about taking medication even up to the point of pouring the water and putting the pill in his hand! Tim and Joe could be cut from the same cloth. At least you know you will be there together to do this .

hang in there!

Edited April 9, 2010 by Kathryn41

[slider100 8]

I am glad to hear Tim's doing better Erin!

KnR

[Tim and Erin 3]

I got a text from Tim's son this morning saying "dad's fine...they're still doing more tests." Then 5 minutes before I left for work, his ex called and told me he was going into surgery???! I felt like the floor dropped out from under me. She said he was having a short surgery to put in a stent in a blocked artery.

I went to work today but of course I could hardly concentrate. All day I felt like I couldn't take a deep breath. When I got home my mom said she had taken a message from the ex that Tim may be home in a couple days.

Well I've just been on the phone talking to Tim at the hospital and he says he's fine. I can tell he's scared though, and I sure wish I could be there with him in a moment's notice. He said he never thought something like this could happen to him. He did say he'd probably go home in a couple days. We didn't talk long because the doc was coming into his room to take out the tubing they used to install the stent. I did some research online and it looks like the whole procedure is fairly routine and simple, with very little chance of complications. So that's reassuring.

Just now got another text from Tim's son saying he's sleeping very heavily now, so I won't talk to him again until tomorrow. I'm sure breathing a sigh of relief, although I may change my plans and make a trip down there sooner than the end of the month as I had planned. I still don't know what kind of recovery time he'll be looking at, or when he'll return to work. I don't think it will be long though.

Kathryn...I agree with you. We can ###### and nag at our significan others, but it all boils down to the fact that we're doing it because we care. If only they could realize that. I can see myself taking care of Tim as a mother would a child, but that's what we do for people we love, isn't it?

Thanks again to everyone for their prayers. I can't tell you how much it means to me and Tim.