Pataki was transferred to New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center ...
because of a blockage in his intestines, five days after doctors performed an emergency surgery to remove his appendix.
Doctors will update the governor’s condition on Wednesday.
http://ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=57262
The most common cause of bowel obstructio is feces impaction; surely it shouldn't have taken five days to determine that the governor was full of S,,,(filling up with waste..)
After surgery, it is a common practice to weigh all nourishment and to weigh all excrement just for reasons such as this.