MaryR talked to the doctor this morning and they are going to keep her through Monday at least. The CT scan was negative for blockages--big relief. However, it appears she has pneumonia in her lower right lung. The cause isn't really known but the theory is that she did have a flu bug--hence the inability to keep food down--and the "wrong pipe" problem led to some food matter getting into the lung and causing the pneumonia. The respiratory doc said on Friday night if food did go into the lung, it will cause pneumonia and it will take a day or two to show up on an xray. Apparently, it showed up on Saturday's xray although it did not appear on Friday's.
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From 2010 Alaska Mary on the Alaska trip with a new friend! Mary is feeling feisty so I know she is definitely on the mend. She had a breakfast planned for this morning and the friends are going to have it with her at the hospital. The doc wants her on solid foods to make sure the stomach is working but she hasn't had any problems since noon yesterday. The doc said that because of her history they are being cautious. The reason for staying is to continue the pneumonia medications via IV plus they have her inhaling some stuff into her lungs to attack the pneumonia. I'm off doing Farmers Market and delivering her toothbrush and charger for her cell phone in an hour or so. I don't want to crash her breakfast party! |
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