Sunday, October 18, 2009

Steve Spinnett to Have Heart Surgery in Paraguay Today

Good Morning...
   No, Steve did not collapse in the hospital. The day after Jason passed away, Steve started feeling chest pains, shortness of breath and weakness on exhertion. He would sweat when he just started to walk. I suggested this could be symptoms of a heart condition, so we took him to the Baptiat Hospital where he was admitted and diagnosed with a negative T-wave, which means he possibly has a partially clogged artery in his heart. He remained a day, and then yesterday he went back to his hotel where he started feeling bad again. I called a Doctor I know, and Steve was re-admitted to a hospital. The cardiologist saw him, and the report is that he has a partially clogged right anterior artery to his heart. So, when it fills with blood and the artery gets smaller during contraction, Steve gets chest pains. It is also called Unstable Angina Pain. The doctor explained to him that at any moment he could have a heart attack. The recommendation is to be catherterized or angioplasty, and open the artery up. He was able to talk with his wife Cindy, and today around noontime, the doctor plans on opening up Steve´s artery. I will be present during the procedure. Have a nice Sunday.
    Julie Pisto

1 comment:

  1. This posting by Julie Pisto is inaccurate. Steve did not need heart surgery. He was suffering from a stress syndrome.

    Cynthia Smith

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