For the first time ever, I’m entering a blog post on my cellphone. I’m in ICU in Mwrcy Hospital in Rogers,AR. I came to the ER Saturday evening late, finding myself increasingly unable to catch my breath.

It turned out the sack around my heart, the pericardium, was filling with fluid, making it harder for the heart to pump, and thus harder for me to breathe. They admitted me, and on Sunday did minimally invasive surgery to remove the fluid.  900 cc of fluid.

I think I’m better. Pulse and blood pressure numbers are more normal. I won’t know for sure until I walk, hopefully later today.

I’ll be in for at least one more day, until they remove the drain tube. While I’m here, they’ll do a swallowing test on me to see if theast stroke impaired my swallowing.

Fun and games in NW Arkansas!