Day After the Pleurodesis

 

She was sent home a couple days later. To rest, be comfortable, hang out with her family and eat healthy food!

 mom's surgery didn't go as well as planned and it basically wasn't holding together as much as it was supposed to, so whe was leaking lots of fluid from her drainage tubes. The news was pretty hard on her, especially since the surgeon 'reiterated' that her cancer is very serious and he was embarrassed the procedure didn't work. As a last option, they did a procedure where they inject an antibiotic into the chest tubes (which irritates the linings the same as the talc). She had to lay on 6 different sides for 2 hours, switching every 20 minutes. It was a pain and uncomfortable, especially with the chest tubes in, but IT WORKED!

So good news this evening...the fluid from the drainage tubes was minimal and she's coming home Monday (tomorrow). We're really excited. So until Wednesday when she sees the oncologist, I'll be in one piece.