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Concerned about my father-in-law’s health. Should my husband be concerned?

  • Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:32 pm

My father-in-law is 72 and in very poor health. He was a 3 pack a day smoker when he was younger. He also has a history of alcoholism and using pot. He is a diabetic, has chronic heart failure, COPD, emphysema (unsure), and anorexia due to illness. He weighed around 175 pounds when I first met him over 5 years ago. He had open heart surgery in July of last year for a heart valve replacement. He was doing very well, until, he feel and broke 4 ribs in October. He suffered from the flu in December and has not been the same since. Today, my husband and I went to visit him for dinner. He was short of breath, wheezing, asthmatic symptoms, and producing large quantities of phlegm. I was a nursing assistant for 14 years before a back injury. I also had college courses to enter nursing school, but never finished because of family obligations. I am concerned that he is not eating regular meals. He drinks beer everyday on an average of 6-22 ounce cans. He has lost almost 30 pounds since his accident. He is literally just skin and bones. I believe what he is experiencing now is CHF symptoms. His breathing respiration was barely 12 breaths per minute. His coloring was very pale, he was taking chills, and color almost grayish. Should I have my husband talk to his father about seeing a doctor asap. I’m concerned this could be fatal if not tended to soon. Am I correct? A caring daughter-in-law.

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