Well, not this type of drain.  Cindy’s surgeon looked at the CAT scan from the previous day and found a sac in her chest that was filled with fluid.  The pressure from the fluid created the problems Cindy suffered this week.  This is not unusual after the type of operation that Cindy had a couple of weeks ago.  Yesterday morning, he removed the fluid by making an incision just below where the sac is and inserted a tube into the incision.  This allowed the fluid to drain.  The process was painful and Cindy was not happy.

It was also time to change Cindy’s trachea.  This is done every few weeks to prevent mucous build-up and to keep the trachea clean.  The doctor waited to until Cindy was feeling better later in the afternoon.

Pauline is doing very well with her knee.  She is doing her exercises and walking pretty well with a walker.   Her doctor emailed her and told her that her lab work was fine (we thought she was anemic).  Unfortunately, Pauline is feeling very tired and she has sent her doctor and email asking why she is fatigued.

That’s it for now!