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| familiar surroundings | posted by sophie @ 11/17/2005 7:27pm |
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well a lot has happened this week. after the first paracentesis dea was still in a great deal of pain. we decided to try another paracentesis procedure on his left side to see if he could get more relief. unfortunately, the excess fluid is in several pockets. they were able to remove another 500ml of fluid from the biggest pocket, but it wasnt enough to offer any sort of relief.
lab results from the fluid drained from his abdomen showed signs of infection, pointing to intra-abdominal abscess. this tends to cause peritonitis, which is quite painful. given this, it was recommended that dea be checked into the hospital. he is now at bergan, room 519. here he can get his pain under control, get some antibiotics, and have some tests done. we hope this will be a short stay. | |