Re: Mrs. Marvie - is she okay?

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"Marvin The Paranoid Android" <marvinparanoidandroid.69er@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
in message news:bbADf.3342$Iw6.260120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Pam wrote:
> > I've been looking for a new post from Marv and haven't seen anything
> > and that scares me. Does anyone know anything? I've been praying &
> > thinking about them all day.
> > Thanks.
> > Pam
> >
>
> Hi Pam
>
> I just got back from the hospital a couple of hours ago but spent most
> of it on the phone with the relatives on both sides of the family (we
> each have a brother and 4 sisters).
>
> This morning they gave her 3 units of plasma to *reverse* the effect of
> the blood thinners. They did this because the thoraic surgeons didn't
> want to insert the tube into her chest to drain the fluid from her left
> lung when she was still on blood thinners.
>
> By 3:00 PM they took into the radiology dept to have a filter put in a
> main blood vessel in her lower abdomen to prevent any clots from
> traveling from her legs to any vital organs. After this they inserted
> the tube into her chest to begin draining the fluid from her lung.
>
> The fluid from her lung is tinged red, which means there's been some
> bleeding. But they estimated between 2 and 3 litres of fluid is putting
> pressure on her lung, and I'm suspecting it's this pressure which has
> caused the bleeding.
>
> The doctors figure that she should be feeling noticeably better once the
> pressure decreases on her lung.
>
> I'm hoping and praying tomorrow is a 'turn-around' day for her. And that
> the bleeding around her lung will ease once the pressure from the fluid
> decreases.
>
> Thanks again to everyone here. You have no idea how much all of this
> helps. I told my wife late this afternoon what an amazing bunch of
> people you all are. It all helps.
>
> Major group hug,
> Marvie


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