All right Phred! <> it is time for some tough love!

A few years back my father did the same thing....waited until his ankles were too swollen to walk before he decided something was wrong.

So....Just stay in the hospital while they get you straightened away... then... listen up...and I mean to the health care providers! Listen to what they have to say about taking your medications, getting exercise, eating right, and discontinuing any bad habits (if you know what I mean!) But at the same time...do not let them bully you. If you thinks something "isn't right"....insist they look at it and explain it to you.

You have too many important things to do so...... get well!

My thoughts are with you....