Not getting better anytime soon.

...And after pouring my heart out in that last post, I neglected to post the other big piece of news.

When I got home last night, I found out that not only was Ursula already in the hospital, but my dad is going in on Tuesday.  His cardiologist has been concerned about some arrhythmia that was observed after the first surgery.  After some more tests and analysis, the decision was made to put a defibrillator into his heart.  The surgery will be tomorrow morning.

This surgery is not about making my dad better.  This surgery is about keeping him from up and dying. 

I know I haven't been giving you guys a lot of updates about my dad's progress (or lack thereof).  It's been pretty hard for me, and I haven't felt like writing about it.  Even after having the stent put in, my dad's heart volume is now 60% below where it was before the heart attack.  He has not regained much of anything since the first surgery.  His blood pressure has been rather distressingly low, and he has been getting tired very easily.  The ventrical tachycardia is an additional issue, which will hopefully be dealt with once this procedure is done.

Fortunately, I was able to get the day off from work, so I will be spending it at the hospital with my dad.