On June 15th my (almost 69) husband went to the doctor because of chest congestion, swollen legs/feet, and a lot of weakness. He wouldn't let me go along with him and I later learned his heart rate was 191 when he first arrived. They got him stabilized and sent him home several hours later with some meds and a recheck on the 18th. On the 19th he had a really low PB and 145 heart rate so I took him to the ER. He was in the hospital until the 22nd. Since then he has been stable and is waiting to hear when he can meet a cardiologists. After this happened I signed him up to view his doctor records online (my health evet) and I see that on June 15th his NT-proBNP was 3690. June 18th is was 2010 and last Friday it was 245. I don't know what the numbers were when he was in the hospital since that was not through the VA. What does a 3690 BNP mean? Is it only a better read now due to all the meds he's on?
He has had a lot of foot pain since last Friday, thinking it's his achilles tendon. Today it was real painful, but I see his legs and feet are also very swollen again. Has this happened to any of you?