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[ST] A return to Bob Nixon news



It seems things  have taken a bit of a turn for the worse:

> Bob had an echocardiogram yesterday. His cardiologist gave him
> some pretty bleak news afterward.
> 
> Over the previous 3 days he had 3 seperate "episodes" of chest
> pain. the first time they gave him nitro.. the second time they
> gave him nitro and  oxygen.. the third time they did nothing.
> 
> Finally... he had emergency angioplasty (and had 3 stints put
> in).  As a result of the episodes... he has damaged 75% of his
> heart beyond repair.  They suspect he had some blockage before
> the accident BUT the deer (which hit him in the chest) could've
> caused significant damage to one of the arteries, subsequently
> causing the attack.  Before the angioplasty they thought bypass
> was the "worst case" scenario. Turns out because of the damage
> that bypass would be impossible.
> 
> It seems as if transplant is the option of choice at this
> point. they are using medication right now to force his heart
> to funtion as well as it can.  Unfortunately, that medication
> can have a negative effect on his kidneys/liver.
> 
> Bob has a couple of mild infections right now that will
> prohibit them from  going ahead with anything drastic anytime
> soon.  They have to get his blood pressure stabilized.. and
> deal with his infections.




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