My last update was Thursday, February 11th. On Friday the 12th Daddy was good to go to get the fluid drained from one lung and then on Saturday he got the other lung drained.
When he came back from the first one he already had great relief and could breath much better. Then on Saturday it was again much easier to breathe!
One of the things that I’ve learned during my time spent at the hospital watching the activity of the doctors and nurses, is that there is a great deal of trial and error with the treatment (of course it is educated trial and error). One of the things that happened with Daddy is that they had been treating him with medicines to get the fluid off of his lungs and then when it was suddenly gone the result was that his blood pressure dropped dramatically. So we spend Saturday and Sunday working to get his blood pressure back up to normal.
This is what Daddy looks like when his blood pressure is too low! Well, not quite – his eyes weren’t open. Absolutely no energy – and very, very sleepy the whole day. Today it’s back up and he has already gotten up and walked a couple of times, so we are indeed making good progress.
All of the incisions are healing great. The doctors and nurses here at St. Luke’s are fantastic. I come in with a list of questions every morning and they listen to each one and address it with care.
Dr. Casar, the pulmonologist here and the follow up doctor for Dr. Coselli the surgeon, is wonderful and tells me that Daddy is making good progress. So we feel that we are in great hands.
Please continue your prayers, they are felt and so deeply appreciated by Daddy and our family.
With love, Laura
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