Cindy's first full day in the hospital was busy. In the morning, all of her doctors made rounds. The infectious disease consultant is not convinced that her fevers are the result of an infection. Its possible that it could be an inflammatory reaction from either the DVT/PE, the ovarian mass, or both. He did order an echo to rule out endocarditis (it was normal), and a CT of her sinuses to evaluate the possibility of a severe sinusitis. That's being done this morning (Friday).
On Thursday afternoon, the umbrella filter was placed with no complications, and Cindy was finally able to eat after being NPO all day. Because of the fluid in her abdomen though, she gets full with only a small quanity and then feels miserable. That was the main cause of our long night. A baruim enema is scheduled today to evaluate her large intestine and colon, so she had to drink a prep solution every hour for eight hours overnight. We tried to do it in as little fluid as possible, but the bloating and abdominal pressure made it very uncomfortable. Hopefully she'll be able to get some sleep today and have a more restful night tonight.
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