Another Fuzzie Minion visited Cindy this morning and is staying with her to keep her company during this hospital stay. He is keeping a close eye on her and making sure she gets the best care. He listened carefully as the doctors explained to Cindy what is going on.
It looks like they caught the pneumonia early and it has cleared up or there might have been an inflammation of the surgical site that can have the same symptoms. The surgeon, Dr. Tsai and the pulmonologist, Dr. Ardilles, are in the process of doing a few procedures:
- Ultrasound – They did an ultrasound of her abdominal area Tuesday afternoon. This procedures shows the soft tissues and organs.
- Bronchoscopy – This procedure was done Tuesday evening. Cindy’s doctors want to make sure her airwaves are open and that there are no abnormalities. It is done by putting a bronchoscope through the nose or mouth. Cindy had to be slightly sedated.
- Esophagram (barium swallow) – They will do an Esophgram on Wednesday morning. This test uses x-rays and a contrast agent. It will tell the doctors if everything is flowing correctly through her esophagas and stomach.
With all this information, the doctors hope to figure out if there is a problem at the surgery site, her lungs, or any other organ in the area.
As for Pauline, her knee is healing well. There is still pain at the surgery site, but that is to be expected. However, she is experiencing a lot of fatigue and discomfort as she did this past weekend. Her primary doctor asked her to get blood drawn and she did so Tuesday evening. She should get the results tomorrow.
Hmmmm. It seems I didn’t publish this post last night (Tuesday night). Sorry about that. So now you get the 2-for-1 deal.
As of Wednesday morning, none of Cindy’s tests showed anything. However, by tonight, the doctors decided that they needed to put a drain in Cindy’s chest to drain fluids that have collected in a cavity where her stomach resided for many years. The procedure will be done in the OR at 8 AM.
Pauline got the results of her labs. The only test that came back abnormal was the one showing that she is still anemic. Surprisingly, her doctor didn’t call her today. Pauline is beginning to show the same symptoms that she had last Saturday night. Hopefully, her doctor will contact her tomorrow.
That’s it for now.