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Originally Posted by Marlene
John had both pericardial and plural effusions. He was in a bad way at the time but they did not intervene until they were really bad. He was in the hospital at the time for treatment for aplastic anemia. They did have him on a diuretic though to help offload the fluid. Most resolve on their own as the patient's health improves.
When they did drain them, they checked the fluid for bacterial and viral infections but found none.
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Thank you for your post.
My echocardiogram yesterday did not show the fluid mass.
The technician told me that, assuming I have fluid around the heart, I should not worry too much, what to worry if its a solid mass. Oh well, that was a consolation
I am glad that nothing bacterial was found in the fluid. I hate nasty bugs.