Mary, we're all sending all our best thoughts to both Mike & you.  Please
keep us posted!

Joy

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:32 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> 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
>>
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