Both Peggy and I were in Mom's hospital room yesterday when the cardiologist visited to tell her some good news.
The cardiologist had been called in to help a couple of days ago because Mom had been retaining fluids that had moved into her lungs and had put stress on her heart.
The medical staff has been taking aggressive action to get excess fluids out. Over the last few days, Rita has excreted over 7 pounds--that's more than about a gallon, folks!-of excess fluids.
Rita is getting back into "fighting shape" as a result. Her chest x-rays look clearer, her oxygen levels are greatly improved and near normal, and her blood counts (hemocrete and hemoglobin) are also greatly improved.
The cardiologist actually told Rita he was signing off the lead role he had assumed when the fluid build-up was taxing her heart so much.
Her primary oncology physician has said that Rita will stay in the hosptial through probably Tuesday and then be dismissed to a rehad faciltiy or other nursing location.
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