

| Subject: | MODERATOR: Mike Collum Update 2 |
| From: | David Beierl |
| Date: | Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:02:54 -0400 |
>This morning when I arrived at the hospital he seemed to be doing >much better, vitals were good. I took him breakfast and he ate with >no difficulties except for having to take a bite and put the mask >back on to keep the oxygen level from dropping too low. This >afternoon when I left his temp had started climbing. They gave him >more lasix to keep the fluid down. They are going to do a special >blood test to determine if there is an embilisom some where. If it >comes back positive they will do a special CT Scan in the morning to >determine the location. I have been trying to get them to do that >CT Scan for two days now but they refused. Today I had one of our >friends that is a doctor call ICU and speak to the doctors. >Shortly after that phone call they got on the stick and started >doing the things we had asked for.....I guess they did not like my >suggestions.....after all I am not a medical person and they know >more than I do. Gary will follow up with them tomorrow >morning. The test came back from the CDC that he does not have >swine flu or Legionnaires diease. They are discussing doing an open >lung biopsey. > >Will email you tomorrow. >Mary -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
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