The doctor treating Dan just called. She said that he requires the same oxygen level as he’s had the last couple days, about 90-95%. She said he will continue the steroids he’s been taking for a 10 day treatment and the remdesivir is usually a five day treatment, so he has two more days to go on that. They said yesterday after they took x-rays that they gave him some lasix to take some of the fluid from his lungs. His kidneys and blood pressure tolerated that pretty well so tomorrow they will give him another chest x-ray to see if he needs lasix again. They did say that people with Covid can stay on those nasal cannula for a long time before possibly needing the face mask. She did say we are at the point where we just have to wait and see. She also indicated that he wouldn’t be coming home in a day or two and to expect a much longer stay of several days. He’s been doing better while laying on his stomach even though it is terribly uncomfortable for him.
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