We are home

Home at last. Bubba was discharged from the hospital about 4pm yesterday. He came home with his chest tube and a PICC line for IV feeding. By the time the equipment arrived and the home health nurse helped us get everything set up we were both exhausted.

He is comfortable in his recliner for now because he can't lie flat. If we need to, we'll get a hospital bed. His IV feedings run for 18 hours, so he gets a 6 hour break carrying only one "purse" (for the chest tube drainage). He is up and about but not quite ready for a marathon. That's not unusual, he wasn't ready for a marathon before surgery!

Until the next time,
Jan

hospital stay

Home for shower and more clean clothes. Here is a quick synopsis. Started J tube feeding a few days after surgery. Cloudy fluid in the chest tube. Probable leak in lymph system. Back to surgery on 11-3. Sealed up a leak. Recovery room - collapsed Left lung. To ICU, bi-pap machine reinflated lung. Started J tube feeding with cloudy fluid in the chest tube after a day. Back on TPN. Now is the waiting game to see if fluids clear and any leftover lymph leaks seal themselves. Phew, I'm off to the hospital again.

Until the next time,
Jan

PS He still has hair and could probably use a haircut!!