[NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: The Nats vs. Gary Courtney

[Jon Lowe]

Continues to improve.  Doctors are now saying it might have been encephalitis which has symptoms similar to meningitis.  He posted on Facebook yesterday, so he is feeling better.  Still in the hospital, but when I got there yesterday, he was playing with his grandbaby in his bed.


Jon


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Saw Gary around 11 am.   Doing far better,  eating solid food,  laughing and joking.   Now the doctors aren't so sure it is meningitis because latest tests are negative.   Who knows,  but he is much better. 

Jon
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Thought I'd been sending these to the list, but was just sending them to myself.  See below for various updates.  Best news so far, he was moved from ICU to a regular room late this afternoon (Sunday).  Doing much better .

Jon


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Update,  Sunday:

 Saw Gary this am.   Still in ICU.   Been off pain medication for several hours.   Still getting fluids thru a tube.   Obviously feeling better,  but still has a fever that goes up and down.   Won't let him drink anything because he is still vomiting although his mom said it had been about 12 hours since the last episode.  Still aches although it is manageable. 
Jon
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Update:  Gary's meningitis is viral meaning far less contagious and less threatening to him.  He is lucid but remembers nothing of yesterday.  I will visit him in icu at 1pm cdt.
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Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:
Those of you at the Nats know Gary lost his Spark (actually borrowed from Andrew Jesky) during Sunday practice.  Then he judged all week including four rounds of fai and masters finals.  He finished judging complaining of a massive headache which we attributed to the sun and dehydration.  He insisted  on going home without getting checked by a doctor, and to make a long story short, he is in the hospital with meningitis.  Drs. aren't sure if it is bacterial or viral, but he is in bad shape at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Al.  After several hours with him in the emergency room at their satellite hospital they transferred him last nite to the main hospitals infectious disease section. On doctor's advice, I went back to the emergency ward and got a prophylactic dose of antibiotics because I was around him all week.  The doctor told me that other people are at low risk.  They are pumping him full of antibiotics until cultures come back and id the strain and bacteria l vs.Viral.  FWIW, symptoms are bad headache, fever with chills, stiff neck, then extreme lower back pain.  I've never witnessed so much pain.
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers and I will update as I know more.

Jon Lowe
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