I have no idea what is normal. I had 3 stays in hospital last year. Heart Attack, later back for more stenting then end of July Heart Failure. I am in my 70s. A couple of years ago I was seemingly fit and healthy. Now I sleep 8+ hours a night and have a crafty hour to hour and a half nap in the afternoon. This is 6 months after my traumas. Your dad is only 11 days from his stenting - wow and pneumonia as well. I personally reckon that his sleeping is quite normal. But if you are concerned have a quiet word with his GP. He's been through a hell of a lot recently
Hi. Having had pneumonia twice, and cardiac intervention, at a younger age than your dad, I strongly suspect his behaviour is to be expected. I was absolutely exhausted and one of the hospital residents said it takes longer to recover from pneumonia the older you are, and sleeping a lot is very common. He needs reassurance, so if that means a call to the GP, then that's easily done. He needs to keep doing his breathing exercises (I remember they provoked coughing - but that's a necessary part of recovery too), and a few short walks are probably a good idea, but he will get very tired very quickly.
How is his BP? After mine, the bisopralol dropped my BP so low I couldn't function at all. Of course it depends on how much damage was caused by the heart attack. YOu really need to get your GP involved
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