Ron is having another heart issue today.  His heart rate has been 159-165 since before 1:00.  The cardiologists and electrophysiologist were all in to see him.  They did another EKG and gave him one medication that stopped his heart for a few moments, and then another to restart it.  It was still racing.  Then they have been giving him the Cardizem like last night, but it is 5:45, and his heart rate is still 161! They have tried Lopressor to bring his rate down, but all it did is bring his blood pressure down to 95/70... too low!  His nurse is Nan, the same one he had Thursday and Friday nights.  She is on the phone right now with the doctors telling them they had better do something else!
 
The electrophysiologist said the chest tube may be pressing on something that is upsetting his heart, so they may have to move it.
 
She is coming in to do another chest x-ray, so gotta go.
 
Love,
EJ