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Good news for my dad- he doesn't need surgery at this time, which was his best case scenario. He did not rupture the herniated disc, but he did pinch the nerve which caused the severe pain (it was a tough thing to watch my dad go through- we had to get all of the grandkids out of the house so they wouldn't hear it). He will have to stay at the hospital for another couple of nights as they get the inflammation down around the nerve. Then he will be basically on bed rest for 14 days. They will start a series of epidural shots, which should incrementally improve his condition. The hope is that through the shots he will be able to heal his way out of this without the need of surgery to remove the disc.

The neuro surgeon he saw today was great. He was far better then the orthopaedic surgeon he saw upon arrival to the hospital- that guy wanted to operate on my dad immediately, saying that was my dad's only option.

Dad's in great spirits, and is relieved. My mom is reading him the riot act, making sure that he follows all of the instructions this doctor gives him. My dad loves to work, and can't stand still. I think the episode he went through sunday morning scared him straight though.


----- Original Message -----
From: Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>
To: Person, Fran
Sent: Mon Jun 20 19:28:56 2011
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re:

How is Dad?

R. Hunter Biden
Rosemont Seneca Partners
202-333-1880

On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:00 AM, "Person, Fran" <Fran_Person@ovp.eop.gov> wrote:

> Yeah I did- I told him I am going to stick here tomorrow as everything when everything gets sorted out. As you know, he was totally cool with it.
>
> Doc O'Connor is great. Tomorrow as the neurosurgeon assesses my dad, if he refers him to a specialist, Doc can help me navigate that process...making sure he's in good hands and that he's not getting the run around. It should be pretty straightforward though.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>
> To: Person, Fran
> Sent: Sun Jun 19 23:36:47 2011
> Subject: Re: Re: Re:
>
> Anything I can do- did you talk to JRB?
>
> R. Hunter Biden
> Rosemont Seneca Partners
> 202-333-1880
>
> On Jun 19, 2011, at 10:46 PM, "Person, Fran" <Fran_Person@ovp.eop.gov> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, my dad's comfortable now but will need emergency surgery. I am going to stick here with him tomorrow. He will find out if he needs to get his disk removed or if he needs to get his back fused.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>
>> To: Person, Fran
>> Sent: Sun Jun 19 21:14:01 2011
>> Subject: Re: Re:
>>
>> Everything ok?
>>
>> R. Hunter Biden
>> Rosemont Seneca Partners
>> 202-333-1880
>>
>> On Jun 19, 2011, at 3:59 PM, "Person, Fran" <Fran_Person@ovp.eop.gov> wrote:
>>
>>> Disregard...
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Person, Fran
>>> To: 'hbiden@rosemontseneca.com' <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>
>>> Sent: Sun Jun 19 14:21:15 2011
>>>
>>> What's the name of the neurosurgeon at upenn that operated on Beau? My dad might need emergency surgery on his back. My aunt worked for a good neurosurgeon in paoli that I think he might use but I wanted to make sure he has the best.