update: he wasn't released today, he is still being hydrated on i.v., he still has the same problem, no one can find anything wrong, and it could be as long as a week and a half before he comes home. they want him symptom-free or, they say, he'll just be back. besides, at his age, dehydration can be deadly. so he is unhappy and lonely. i may be able to get a ride to visit him in the hospital on friday.

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update: they've admitted him. he's sleeping. he was WAY dehydrated and is still receiving fluids. his chest x-ray showed no problems. his tummy is distended. he is scheduled for a ct scan of said tummy in a few hours. i will call back later and find out how that went. the nurse sounded a little sleep-deprived! i know i am.

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There's usually a shift change at midnight , and all nurses have to be briefed on all of the patients . Generally takes a bit of time , an hour or so .

I hope things work out ok.

update: he's dehydrated. that's all they know so far. i told them he was dehydrated; the man doesn't listen to me! i told him to hydrate like mad, but noooooo. so he's on an iv now. they're waiting for the x-rays and the blood tests (they couldn't even GET blood from him until after they hydrated him a bit!) so it's a no-update kind of update, except for confirmation of what i already knew: the man is stubborn.

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