Prayer please

Carol had a heart attack possibly on Monday could have been one day last week while she was on vacation. She is in ICU at harriman Hospital, room 412. She is doing much better now but is still very week. Here is what Sarah found out from the doctor-

Mom is still in ICU at Harriman Hospital but is breathing much better. Her color is better also. She actually has some! Beverly and Dr. Tedder were both able to take one look at her and tell she was in serious trouble. She had a lot of fluid in and around her heart and lungs and once this was relieved she was able to breath much better. Much better means she can complete a full sentence without stopping to get her breath. She is still exhausted by simply sitting up on the side of the bed and eating her meal. We get to visit every 2 hours for 30 minutes and though we try very hard not to ask too many questions and just "be there" she still gets tired on us. She will not be able to work again anytime soon, if ever. Daddy says that is just fine with him.

The cardiologist came to see Mom a little while ago and this is what we know from that conversation.

1. Mom is in CHF and a fib and will have this as an ongoing problem. CHF is Congestive Heart Failure and AF is the abnormal rhythm her heart is in. She has probably sustained some heart damage but he will not be able to tell that for up to two months. He still has fluid around her heart and in her lungs(CHF) despite having pulled off over 7 liters at this time.
2. He is starting her on coumadin tonight. This is a blood thinner and she will be on this forever. She will remain hospitalized for this as if she were to have a clot in her heart, it will break up with the coumadin and be pushed into her body causing her to have a stroke. She will also be on medication to control her heart rate and rhythm and prevent fluid retension from now on also.
3. She is getting IV Cardizem and Digitalis and these are bringing her heart rate down to 80-120 and as long as it stays within this range they will not shock her until she has had more healing time. She will be scheduled to have her heart shocked back into a normal sinus rhythm after her heart gets to rest a little longer. This will be after she is released from the hospital. There is no gaurantee that she will remain in normal rhythm and is expected to convert back into a fib and need cardioversion again. The difference will be that she (and we) will all be watching for any signs that her heart is messing up again.
4. Just flat do not know when they will feel comfortable letting her come home but she will be there through tomorrow. She is a one day at a time patient. When she does get to come home, she will have to take it easy from now on.