He is "resting" in a deeply sedated mode. Unfortunately due to the nature of this type of sedation and the fact that he is hooked to a ventilator with a tube down his throat, they have had to restrain him. This keeps him from accidentally knocking the tube or wires loose while he sleeps. Additionally, it helps prevent him from pulling the tube out if he were in a greater state of consciousness. Its disturbing to see.


The doctors learned from the CT Scan that Roger still had fluid in the right side of his chest. Unfortunately the location of the fluid was such that the existing chest drainage tube did not "reach" these fluids. So, the surgeon had to do a procedure whereby he inserted a second chest tube into Roger to drain the additional fluids. Once inserted, the tube drained a considerable amount of fluids from Roger's chest. Shortly after this happened his fever spiked again. The doctors think its because as the fluids were being drained it stirred up the remaining bile in his chest cavity. They are working to bring the fever down with the use of Tylenol, cold compresses, and the antibiotics.

He will remain on the ventilator tomorrow and most likely the next day. The doctors will continue to give Roger high powered antibiotics and flush his system. They will continue to do xrays on him to monitor the progress he is making.

More tomorrow ~ a