Two days ago Dad and I went to the surgeon for a checkup, I mentioned that already. They took chest X-rays and were quite pleased with his lungs.

Yesterday and today have not been good, though. Dad's been breathing poorly and not sleeping well because of it. Being short of breath, he's not able to walk as far as he should. We're going in to see the general practictioner tomorrow to talk about it. The visiting nurse insisted that we go in to see the doc "today or tomorrow", but the doc had today off, so tomorrow it is. The nurse suggested we ask for blood tests on the drug levels in Dad's bloodstream; she thinks that he may have too much blood-pressure lowering medications in him. While his BP was fine when checked two days ago, it may be falling at night to levels low enough to cause him trouble.

That's the hope, anyway, because adjusting the meds is quick and easy.

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