Phred back in Hospital - needs prayers.

I'm lighting a candle & sendng prayers Phred. Hope you can you feel all the angels around you!

Lots of Prayers for Phred today... Hope everything goes well...

Lots of extra prayers for Phred have been on the way since 6 am, my time. I didn't want to miss it.

Lots of HUGS too!

I've been sending lots and lots of positive thoughts all day to Phred. Hope it all goes really well!!

Is it the Cardiac Catheterization he is having? There's some info about that on the site Karen posted. Click on Patient Preop info, then on the male body, and you can either read about the procedure or see a video clip. :eek:

No, it's his kidney they are catheterizing today. They have to wait until his kidneys are all set before they can do the angioplasty for his heart.

Still thinking of ya Phred. :)

I'm not sure if it's the same with all doctors but if they told him it's a relatively painless procedure, then it probably is.

They told Andy AFTER his surgery that the kind he endured was a very painful one. They didn't tell him before hand because they didn't want him to freak out.

Still thinking about Phred and hoping the procedure went well. He should be done by now....

**taps foot**
Waiting for an uppydate and praying at the same time.

I just spoke with one of the lovely ladies at the nurses station by Phreds room. He has not returned from the recovery area where they took him after the "procedure". They expect him to return within the next hour. When I first called the general Health Center switchboard they knew EXACTLY who John is and what was happening and where to find him. I think he has the whole center charmed, not a surprise at all :p

Sounds like everything went well! Good Luck to Phred.

Thanks so much for the update. Sounds like it is going well.

Thanks for the update... Still praying for him....

Phred is out of surgery, but up in Intensive Care. I just spoke to his nurse, and she said he was put in Intensive Care because his blood pressure was up a bit too high during the procedure, but by the time he actually got TO Intensive Care it was fine. He's fine and resting.

I said "He's got a big crowd" and she broke in to say (not unpleasantly) that she knows, and thinks they've all called in separately. I explained that not everyone has called, as we stretch from Canada to Calfornia to Argentina and Australia, but that perhaps by posting, I'll have forestalled more calls to her!

I'm very glad to hear it all went well and he is resting. Thanks for letting us know Karen:)

Doen't she know she's taking care of a pet talk celebraty. She should be honored to be taking care of him. :D Glad hes doing ok after todays procedure.