Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Wednesday Update

I talked to Mom last night, and she sounded okay. She was still experiencing some pain, and had just gotten some morphine, so hopefully she was able to get some rest. She was concerned about what was on TV, so I told her how Boston Legal would be starting at 9.30 and she was glad to hear that and planned to watch it.

Today, they're going to drain some fluid from her lung. I hope that goes well. I guess they just use some novacaine, and do a small incision to insert the tube and allow it to drain. I know one time for Dad it didn't seal up right, and it allowed air to leak in all over his body. His skin felt like bubble wrap and it started to close off his windpipe! They were able to act quickly and got him squared away, but it was a little freaky. (This happened 3 or 4 years ago.) Needless to say, I didn't share this little story with Mom, but I am hoping that it goes better for her today. I'm pretty sure they did the same thing last year when she first went into the hospital, and she didn't have any problems.

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