All of the fluids that were pumped into Ernie on Monday and Tuesday seem to have settled firmly around his middle. He woke up this morning "feeling like one of those guys who has to wear their pants below their stomachs." The triage nurse assured us that the steroids are to blame--causing him to retain liquid in his tissues. The good news is that the steroids should be out of his system by tomorrow evening. The bad news is that when the steroids depart, Rip Van Winkle will return.
We are supposed to go in tomorrow and get MORE fluids. They promised to evaluate the situation before deciding whether or not to proceed as planned.
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