It appears doctors want to rule out a possible bacterial infection, deciding to prescribe antibiotic therapy for Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita, which he began taking on Thursday.
Following a number of tests conducted on R’ Elyashiv in Shaare Zedek Medical Center on Wednesday, including a CT, the rav returned for additional tests, including a closer look at the site of the Rav’s pervious cardiac surgery performed by Dr. Daniel Clair.
The test results were forwarded to Dr. Clair in the USA for consultation as well. He suggested beginning antibiotic therapy, fearing a possible infection which may explain the Rav’s general weak state of late. Physicians in Eretz Yisrael will be in touch with Dr. Clair on erev Yom Kippur as well.
The treatment was given intravenously, and gabbaim are hopeful that the Rav will be able to take part in tefilos on Yom Kippur.
Late Thursday night, the Gerre Rebbe Shlita visited the Rav to wish him a Gmar Chasima Tova.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Unless the Rav has asked you share such details, I really don’t think such discussion of his medical condition is anyone’s business but his own and his doctor’s. It doesn’t belong in YWN.
akuperma is correct; the Rav’s privacy should not be violated.
Plus which: I’m not a doctor; but I was taught that unless one knows for CERTAIN that someone has a bacterial infection, usually antibiotics are NOT given, lest someone C”V build up a resistance to them, for when they are REALLY needed.
Akuperma, I respectfully disagree on this matter with you. He is the Gadol Hador, and as such we each and every one of us care and need him to be healthy and strong for us, and therefore his condition is directly related to all of us.
He has public health coverage. Therefore, his health and treatment is public record. That is on a physical level. On a spiritual level, he has many followers and concerned communities that NEED to know what their leader is going through.
I beg to differ with poster #4. Even if your health coverage is “public”, your personal health records are private. They may be made available to other physicians or health care institutions, but the average guy on the street does not have access to them.
I was hoping to see an update on the Rav’s condition post Yom Kippur. Has anyone heard how he is feeling?
Attention Editors,
Please post an update on the condition of the Rav.