Dad staying in the hospital overnight.

This post is going to be choppy at best. My Mom called to give me an update right as all my kids came in from Jesse's football practice, and they all wanted to talk to me, needed me to help them, etc. Anyway, here is the best of what I understood her saying in between all the interruptions....
They did go to Houston on Monday. They did go into the hospital this morning, but not to the clinic, they went to the ER. They were seen by the ER Dr., who, Mom told that we all had been praying for the right Dr. to see, and he smiled and said, "I wasn't supposed to work this shift, but a last minute emergency happened to the other Dr. scheduled to work, so they called me. So you must be the reason that I am here!!"
He seemed very attentive to Dad, and was concerned. They were able to be seen by a senior partner in the Thoracic Dept., and the resident that was supposed to see them today, never showed up. (Prayer works!!!, or rather God works!!!)
The staff Dr. felt that Dad's situation is not critical, but they want to keep him overnight and tomorrow for observation. They think most of the bloating in the abdomen is gas that is trapped. They are planning on backing off Dad's eating, continuing with the feeding tube, and slowly reintroduce food again though the mouth. They do not think the vocal cords have been damaged. They said the liver looks fine, and that even though his heart is still beating fast, that it can keep that up for a long time. They think as Dad has struggled to talk, that the more he struggles with it, the worse it gets. They think he is suffering from anxiety, which they feel they have caused. They said that this surgery Dad had is the most invasive surgery they do at MDA. His body has been torn up on the inside, and it will take time, it will be a slow recovery.
That is about all I can remember from the conversation. I know it is short little bits of info, but in between the kids needing me tonight, that is how I heard it. I will update tomorrow, hopefully with a little better report.
Please pray, that if there is anything else going on with Dad, that it will show up during this observation period. That they will not head back home and continue to struggle.
In Him, JJ