New information June 24 late

Dr. Bernstein is probably going to discontinue the Zosyn due to the negative cultures and unchanged X-ray as well as the really horrible diarrhea he is having.  His opinion on the x-ray is that the opacity is due to fluid in the lungs caused by heart failure. He told Dr. Kear to get the fluid under control.  I asked for a cardiology consult with Dr. Henry Clemo and he agreed and said he'd ask for it.  He said that the ejection fraction on the last echocardiogram was less than 25%.  That was a bit of a shock.  So, David will be the guest of Mary Washington hospital over the weekend trying to reduce the fluid load, get rid of diarrhea and get some strength back.  He is extremely bored and so I am going to take the MacBook and a lot of videos over this weekend.  We can also get movies from Apple TV, Amazon Plus and Netflix streaming.  He is reading the latest Kay Skarpetta novel and I just got him one written by Joe Hill, Fireman that is on the best seller list, so he has some interesting books.  I'm hoping that he can go for a walk and do a few exercises once the diarrhea is resolved.  I am optimistic that the cardiologist can give David a treatment plan to get him home and functioning again.  I miss him.