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I sat with Cyn all afternoon, and evening. My mom and sister came down for a while around 8:00. It was kindof a dull day. She just had to lie there all day. No tests. Just a few meds. It was shift change just after I got there, so at least we got to talk to the nurse while I was there. He said she could go home if she wanted, but he gave us that attitude where doctors know best - even though they weren't really going to be doing anything for her. He pretty much had me convinced it was important for her to stay, but after a minute, I found some holes in his story. The stress test was already scheduled for 7 AM, and you have to be there a couple of hours ahead of time, so she decided she might as well stay. It didn't occur to me to ask why she had to stay in ICU. Two of her neighbors got moved to regular rooms. After insurance, we're going to be paying for about 20% of this.

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It certainly is, and she's agreed to all of their tests. Our concern is that she's been in the Intensive Care Unit, and hasn't had anything done to her since before noon yesterday. That seems like a waste.

Maybe they are short of beds in the hospital? It does seem a waste. You are certainly right about that.

While I was there, they took two of Cyn's neighbors out to regular rooms.

Oh gosh! Well... hang in there Kevin. It's pretty scary stuff.

Maybe they are keeping her there so someone will have an eye on her, since they think it might be heart but don't know yet?

That's exactly what it was. They wanted someone there for me at all times. There were things being done that he didn't know about.

Hi, I'm home and this is my first comment. :)