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1 in the abdominal cavity, Mr. Vandergucht had such Page 963 2 difficulty breathing at times that he had to sit up 3 during the night to properly breathe. 4 So periodically we would drain the fluid. 5 Q And the fact that he was sitting up during 6 the night was the fluid causing discomfort and pain to 7 Mr. Vandergucht? 8 A Yes. 9 Q Was it also impacting with his breathing? 10 A Yes. 11 Q You drained fluid for thefirst time in May 12 of '81; is that correct? 13 A May 1st, 1981. 14 Q And in addition todraining fluid in May, 15 did you also drain fluid other times? 16 A We drained fluid June 16th, '81; July 15th, 17 ' 81. 18 Dr. Cho who was covering for me while I was 19 away, August 6th, 1981, drained the fluid and he, 20 again, was drained August 27th, '81; October 18th, 21 '81, and October 22nd, '81.