Another call - another set back. My dad’s left lung collapsed this morning. Fluid on and in the lung. A pleural effusion which is often caused by artery bypass surgeries. The doctors will go in and drain the fluid and then reinflate his lung.
I talked to my dad this morning. I haven’t been able to talk to him since his first surgery on Tuesday because he’s been in ICU and they don’t allow cell phones in there. He’s still in ICU but they let him use a cell phone this morning to talk to each of us kids before they do the chest-tube-procedure-thingy. What does that mean? My mom says the nurses felt sad for him that most of us kids are far away and worrying and just bent the rules. But I can hear the worry in her voice.
My dad is upbeat and optimistic. Eager to get all this over with and get back home. He really does sound real good, except, you know for the shortness of breath thing.
Please say a prayer for my dad. I’ll be doing the same with some begging/bartering thrown in - I’m not ready for any other result than my dad getting well and coming home.
Update: They’ve put a tube in my dad’s chest and are pumping off the fluid around his lung. They’ve removed fluid from his lung - turned out to be jelly-like consistency and they don’t know what that’s all about. It’s been sent off for testing. Lung is reinflated and he is taking oxygen but breathing on his own.
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