An all-nighter, now at Methodist, on tap

It appears that Lakeside Hospital is jam-packed, and no beds remain in the ER (apparently some are staying there 48hrs + to get a bed in the hospital), so they are transferring Dad to Methodist where they have a room reserved for him.

They don't like the 'new' type of chest pain he was having, so they want to keep him overnight for observation and additional labs. Since the doctors at Methodist have been following him for a while, they'd like him to have continuity of care. A private ambulance is gearing up to ferry Dad across town, where he will be wheeled up to his room and hopefully a night of decent sleep.

When I talked to Dad tonight while he was in the ER, he sounded very, very tired. He told me that the pain in his chest was very different from a few weeks ago when he was having pain when hiccuping or coughing, as well in a different location. The medical team wants to continue with the cardiac enzyme tests for the full 24hrs and further evaluation by the normal team.

More tomorrow as we find out more. Despite the first round of labs and EKG showing normal, he gets two more rounds of it tonight and tomorrow morning before he's cleared to go back to Brookstone. They're holding his room for him.