What a wonderful Sunday morning I am seeing out my window. Temperatures in the 60's, slow breeze, not a cloud in the sky. I should be outside with my family enjoying this beautiful day, but I have been lucky to have stayed in a hotel like hospital where all of my nurses this weekend, Allison, Tari Anne, and Silby have given me the treatment usually afforded to a visiting head of state. I know where I want to be in the future if I need to have chest surgery. The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano is a palace.
The output of my chest tube has trickled down to only 30 cc's overnight. It can come out soon. The pain is noticeable, but the itching of the statlock trapping the tube against my skin is almost unbearable. Soon it will be over. Yesterday, I received visits from Doug and Miso, Gabe and new girlfriend (sorry name escapes me), neighbor Janice, practice partner Hoang Nguyen, CT surgeons Mike Mack and William "the mad Scotsman" Wallace, and a mystery guest that came when I was in the restroom then left. Miso brought me the largest Starbucks frappucino I have seen in a while. Gabe brought hundreds of dollars worth of toys for my kids. I just want to see everyone, but Gabe wants my kids to feel special, which they already know they are.
At 8:15 AM, Dr. Erwin dropped by to pull out the tube! After a milligram of Dilaudid, Ged started pulling off the dressings and the statlock, which I have to say felt better than anything I have experienced in the last year. No more uncontrollable itching! As with the May 12 incident, the tube doesn't come out easily and he has to cut the coiling wire to get it to straighten out. Maybe a manufacturing defect. Regardless, IT'S DONE!!!! No pain, no itching, breathing easy. True bliss.
I want to write more, but I think I'll just take a quick nap and enjoy being able to just breathe!
The output of my chest tube has trickled down to only 30 cc's overnight. It can come out soon. The pain is noticeable, but the itching of the statlock trapping the tube against my skin is almost unbearable. Soon it will be over. Yesterday, I received visits from Doug and Miso, Gabe and new girlfriend (sorry name escapes me), neighbor Janice, practice partner Hoang Nguyen, CT surgeons Mike Mack and William "the mad Scotsman" Wallace, and a mystery guest that came when I was in the restroom then left. Miso brought me the largest Starbucks frappucino I have seen in a while. Gabe brought hundreds of dollars worth of toys for my kids. I just want to see everyone, but Gabe wants my kids to feel special, which they already know they are.
At 8:15 AM, Dr. Erwin dropped by to pull out the tube! After a milligram of Dilaudid, Ged started pulling off the dressings and the statlock, which I have to say felt better than anything I have experienced in the last year. No more uncontrollable itching! As with the May 12 incident, the tube doesn't come out easily and he has to cut the coiling wire to get it to straighten out. Maybe a manufacturing defect. Regardless, IT'S DONE!!!! No pain, no itching, breathing easy. True bliss.
I want to write more, but I think I'll just take a quick nap and enjoy being able to just breathe!
Glad to hear you're breathing easier.
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