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Born In Tulsa Oklahoma and have a wonderful husband and 2 great children
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well he has Kidney Failure now, i'm taking him to the hospital tomorrow and i will keep everyone updated as i know more, doctor thinks his right kidney has quit
Shirley
Diagnosed 2003
Myectomy 2-23-2004
Husband: Ken
Son: John diagnosed 2004
Daughter: Janet (free of HCM)
hi shirley Im sorry to hear that your dad is no doing well but its not over yet my dad lived for a while on dialysis.I will keep you in my prayers.take care mike
I would like to thank everyone for your kind thoughts, well he is in the hospital and he is doing ok they said his kidney function is down more then it was 2 weeks ago and his doctor says they are going to try to keep him off of dialysis, they also think his prostate is enlarged and that is the reason he can't urinate, they put a cath in and they took 2 urinals full out of him but they say he still has kidney damage from it how we don't know yet so that is it for now will let you know more tomorrow
Shirley
Diagnosed 2003
Myectomy 2-23-2004
Husband: Ken
Son: John diagnosed 2004
Daughter: Janet (free of HCM)
I am so sorry that your dad is not doing so good. Its a lot for you to deal with considering how much you have on your plate. I'm thinking of you and hoping things improve.
Paul
Age 38, dad of two young children, dx 1996, myectomy March 2005, a-fib issues, due for ICD soon.
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