[bcbirdclub] Sheldon Woods in the Hospital
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Buchanan County Bird Club" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 19:45:09 -0500
Hi Everyone,
This past Monday fellow club member Sheldon Woods went into the UVA Hospital at
Charlottesville to have some stones removed from his liver bile duct. He had
previously had his gall bladder removed. This is a procedure where the doctor
goes after the stones through the mouth and down into the stomach and into the
intestine. Sheldon made it through the procedure okay. He called our house
shortly after being released that evening. He and his wife, Orpha, were
planning to go out to have dinner.
However, later that evening at the hotel he developed stomach pain and had to
go back to the hospital. He had developed pancreatitis and had to be
rehospitalized. I didn't know about it until yesterday when I tried to call
him, and his son, Matthew, told me about the problem.
I called his hospital room and talked with Orpha last night. She said he has
had a very rough week with no food allowed and a lot of pain. I called again
this evening and talked with Sheldon for about 30 seconds. He was very weak,
but Orpha says he seems to be doing a little better today. If he continues to
improve he may get to come home sometime next week, but the doctor says if he
doesn't show some marked improvement, he may have to go into intensive care.
If anyone would like to call and check on him tomorrow or later, you can reach
his room by dialing 1 434 982-1364. Orpha is staying with him and will take the
call.
I don't have his mailing address there, but If he continues to improve I doubt
that cards or letters would have time to reach him before he is released. Let's
hope that is the case. If he isn't released soon I will get the address and
post it.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
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