Last time Rob had the surgery, he went home on Day Ten. Hopefully, he will be coming home tomorrow.
Yesterday, his chest tube was clamped shut to see how he would do with no suction or drainage. There was no pain associated with shutting it off this time (YAY!). They took an x-ray to see how his pneumothorax was healing. He did really well until later in the day - it was hard for him to cough; he felt as though he couldn't catch his breath. They unclamped his chest tube and he felt better.
Dr. Adams came in this morning and re-clamped it and told him that he would receive an x-ray in about four to five hours to see the progress. His doctors would really like to send him home without his chest tubes, so for now, we just wait.
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3 comments:
Jessica, thank you so much for the updates. It is so nice to feel "connected" to you on this journey, even if we don't get the verbal update from you each day.
Three cheers for your blog! : )
xo
Chelle
that second comment was me...it published twice. seriously, i need to slow down on the typing--making all sorts of mistakes! ; )
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