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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Solus on January 14, 2014, 07:09:19 AM

Title: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: Solus on January 14, 2014, 07:09:19 AM: I got this update from Jim, Red's guy.

well here it is in a nut shell - she currently being treated for.....you can share this,
it is more update than facebook
acute bronchitis
pnemonia
copd
flu
she is being watched for heart problems, for working too hard to get air,
and is being treated for a possible blood clot (blood thinners, just in case)
she is a tuff old bird, and is having a tough time, but she's pretty mean, carries a gun i hear???)
they are talking about moving to bigger city hospital about 40 miles away
this is up to date
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: Big Frank on January 14, 2014, 03:23:20 PM: Red has my best wishes for a speedy recovery. It'll be nice to have her back on here.
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: Solus on January 14, 2014, 07:49:46 PM: Latest from Jim:

UPDATE: They have transferred her to OSU for heart stress test....400 miles away in Portland OR. It's all I have for now....
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: blackwolfe on January 14, 2014, 08:54:39 PM: Hang in there Red. Thinking of and praying for you.
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: MikeBjerum on January 14, 2014, 09:11:14 PM: Thanks Solus! I just saw this on FB, and your updates will keep me from flooding Jim with questions.

Pass on my best, keep us posted as you can, and she is in my prayers.
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: jaybet on January 15, 2014, 06:32:28 AM: Please pass on our best wishes.
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 15, 2014, 12:59:54 PM: Just saw that she wasn't able to have the stress test due to high BP. Maybe they can get it down and do the test later.

Jim posted a photo of her sitting up and she looked to be in decent spirits, given the situation.
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: blackwolfe on January 20, 2014, 06:10:16 PM: Any updates?
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: MikeBjerum on January 20, 2014, 06:17:04 PM: She is home and resting is all I have read. No information on more tests or followups that I have seen.
Title: Re: Update on Red's Hospital Stay.
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 20, 2014, 06:20:28 PM: Red is home!!!!

She relayed Saturday that she was back home, and that they treated her for COPD which had progressed into pneumonia and the flu..... which was doing a number on her heart readings and such.