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                             Quick game of ketchup
                                        
> I have internet access for the evening, courtesy of having to come to work.
> Trying to catch up on the most essential emails and such, in between
> working cases.
> 
> I love you people. Thank you so so so much for the messages of concern,
> wishes, prayers, and other good vibes, as well as information on polar bear
> blubber and vitamin poisoning. Thanks also for offers of assistance. We've
> got things covered, but truly appreciate it.
> 
> Magnet news:
> 
> On the 19th the team at West Boca sent an endoscope down his gullet, under
> general anaesthesia. They found an ulcer with a shadowy something in the
> middle that was likely the magnets. That something in the middle couldn't
> be gotten out. Surgery required.
> 
> The surgery occurred yesterday, the 20th, and took longer than anticipated—
> it was about 2 hours. rhonan [1] had it right—one magnet had gone down the
> small intestine, and the other had stayed in the stomach, and they
> attracted. The ensuing irritation and vomiting episode caused them to begin
> tunneling toward each other, scar tissue forming a tube. Surgeons had to
> disconnect the tube, remove the magnets, and fix the holes. They were
> thrilled at how fixable it was, though - no ancillary damage like necrosis
> or sepsis or any of that. It could have been far worse.
> 
> Afterward, straight into ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and morphine. It's not
> fully effective against the pain, though. He got out of ICU today and is
> still convalescing, no food or liquid yet. The innards have to heal first.
> 
> My weekend is starting after tonight's shift, and I'll most likely be
> spending all of it at the hospital. I'll certainly be there after shift
> tonight. Will continue to post phone-to-email-to-LJ updates as necessary
> and able.
> 

“Spring Dew: A quick game of ketchup [2]”

Not much more to add to this (except I don't have a phone-to-email gateway to
update this site).

[1] http://rhonan.livejournal.com/
[2] http://springdew.livejournal.com/397627.html

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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