Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-10

have been no computations u
date. This is Just In the one
process. and after these two
weeks, complications are un.
likely. although they aren't i'm.
possible.
Most complications that occul
lin acute coronary thrombosis
occur In the first week. Some
however. may occur In the sec
ond week, and rarely you maj
have complications after the
second week.
Altitude Not A Factor
Now two questions have conn
Ito mind. and this may be fore
stalling questions. but I thiul
1t is well to bring them up, con
corning the relationship Of tn
altitude to the attack.
| Now I have inquired as to tn
frequency and management o
coronary thrombosis here IL
colorado at this altitude. Ant
1.-THE doctors here, that is at TIN
Fitzsimons General Hospital
with their considerable expert
ence Of coronary thrombosis
and Dr.. q. Gilbert Blount whit
lis the cardiologist at the Col
orado University medical cen
| ter in Denver, have noted nj
difference here as compared
with sea level.
Now the second part concern
| our recommendations for tn,
next few weeks and are based OF
q usual routine program afte
an average attack. What ! shall
say is a rough guide only.
The President, / might add
accepted this program gracefully
and asked US not to rush hi
Itreatment-which we do not In
tend to do. anyway. He does no
wish to have TO be carried ont
THE plane, even II by so doini
The might get away from her
earlier.
| @. That last sentence. pleas
Isir, Does not wish to be car
lried?"
| Dr.. White: The President doe
not wish to have to be carriet
onto the plane. even II by 81
doing he might get away from
here earlier.
That is, we infrequently d.
carry patients on a plane in thu
third or fourth week. II there i
some particular reason for 1t
We would prefer not to. as
rule. AS q matter Of fact. some
times early moving Of the pa
tient, just like the early hos
pitaiization Of a patient. may b
q little hazardous.
/ might add that the Presiden
lis used to his doctors and nurses
here. He is happy-some excel
llent countryside with very mic
views ali around him. and VI
hope he may do q little painting
a bit later. win come to tina
lin q moment.
This next week we still advis
rest.
/ You see the-as ] described t
you two weeks ago. the damag
Iis-the damaged muscle !
largely removed in the frs
week, but sometimes it. takes
little longer. and then thu sea
begins to get set in the secon'
and third weeks. but it does no
harden. the scar is not hardened
usually. until 1t Is well into tn
fourth. The first three week
lare for as much rest as possible
both physical and mental. There
fore, we keep him quiet. but h
can be put up in his-his hea'
can be lifted in the bed. and, Q
course. we are going to wheel tn
bed out onto the porch-beauti
Iful views--in the fresh air-an
sunshine. I think he will d
well.
@. Does that porch overloo
the Rockies?
/ DR.. White: Yes, you have
magnificent view Of the Rockies
Q. When will they start +
lido 1t?
DR.. White: Whenever the doc
Itors want to arrange it.
| DR.. Pollock: It will depend, Q
course, on the weather. the tenn
lperature, the sunshine.
/ Now the other point about tn
next weeks conferences. Their
lis a conference scheduled wit
Secretary Dulles on Tuesda,
That is going to be a short on
mot over Is minutes. / thin
it is going to be very helpful 70
the President. Now If that con
ference goes well. as we thin
1t will. it is quite possible ths
later in the week he may hav
Ianother conference, business con
lference-Short.
/ The fourth week will begi
next Saturday. and then we ar
going to get him sitting up NOR
each day, being lifted at frs
into a chair where he can b
comfortably looking out tn
window. for example; and a Lit
tie more of that every day unit
lat the end of the week he ma
be sitting up practically all da,
tout Of bed.
@. Could he stay up all day b
the end of the week?
DR.. White: Yes. And I thin
this. that he may begin a littl
painting in bed or in the chail
|. ;. II the conferences have gon
well this week, they will be con
tinued in the fourth week. H
may have eventually, even dali
conferences that will be short.
Now the fifth week ordinaril
IA few steps will begin-take
few steps, to the bathroom fo
example. and then gradually eac