Robert at the University Hospital

Robert Olson my pal from UCLA and fellow classmate at USC is sick and in the hospital at the University Hospital. He came to school Monday with a swollen peritonsillar abscess and went to the student health center for an appointment. He was admitted by the ENT fellow on the spot for IV antibiotics and observation. Robert has been at the University Hospital now for two days and slowly improving. No interventions yet except antibiotics. I thought that by now they would have drained that abscess in the back of his throat and gotten him home. What do I know? He will be NPO after midnight and possibly go to the OR in the morning for and I & D of the abscess.

Half a dozen of us went over to the U. after lecture this afternoon to wish him well and to see that he was well taken care of. This evening I called him and he sounded like he was doing alright. Most likely he will miss the rest of this weeks clinical rotations at LAC-USC. He has not requested anything but the offer is there from many of his classmates to bring whatever he can think of for comfort and entertainment.

Robert is such a good person, his whole class wishes him well.