Daddy is no bueno....

Well....my sister in law called today and gave me an update on my Daddy....Where to start?? Last week Daddy called me and sounded pretty bad, kinda scared...and sick. He wanted help...so he calls me!? So I called my brother and THANK GOD, he and Michelle got the ball rolling. I actually called and talked to Daddy's nurse, and she was super nice, and put in an order for a fasting diabetes test....and said that she wanted to see Daddy asap!!!! So I called and once again, Tim and Michelle came to the rescue. They took Daddy in today, and this is what we have....He's weighing 319.6 lbs. My Daddy is a big man, but that's the biggest he's been in a while...and they are almost guaranteeing that at least 30 lbs of that is water.....He can't even bend his knees...the bottoms of his feet are swelling, and he's having abdominal swelling....they referred him to a cardiologist today, and they are taking it upon themselves (thank GOD) to make the appointment for him tomorrow. They asked him if he was having problems breathing...and like the 5 year old he is, he said no. Luckily Michelle stepped in and said yes he's having lots of problems...so they checked his oxygen level...88%. oh no. So they did another chest x-ray, it came back ok... They can't tell for sure, but either his heart is swollen, or the area around his heart is swelling...They said absolutely NO EXERCISE for him....just keep his feet propped up above his heart, and take some extra strength diuretic pills...and told him to stay near the potty! LOL! They said in 3 days the swelling in his legs and abdomen should be down, maybe even gone...but he has to get to the cardiologist asap. It's going to cost us $450 just to get him in the door....which sucks...but they promised us that they would only run necessary tests...no nonsense... He doesn't have insurance and he's not old enough for medicare...he's 63. We're going to try to get him on disability...he can't even bend his knees...so he can't work...soooooo...yeah. We'll see what happens. He had not eaten since like 6am, so they went ahead and did the diabetes lab, and we found out that his blood sugar level on his last blood test...which wasn't fasting...was 163...and from what I've heard...that's no bueno. I don't know much about what's going on, medically speaking, but I know he's insanely uncomfy, and he asked for help....so I know it's not good. Please keep him in your prayers. I would really appreciate that. I'll update when I find out about the other tests....and to all my nurse friends out there...feel free to leave a comment...and any ideas....good or bad! ;)

God please watch over my Daddy....I really do enjoy having him around....