I finally got Pat to sleep. It has been a
rough day and he is exhausted, irritable, and uncomfortable and his
chest is hurting from the tube. He wanted to get up and come sit on the
couch with me, but the doctor put him on bed rest tonight.
Pat had a Pleurodesis, which is often performed to control malignant pleural effusion and is occasionally used to control nonmalignant pleural effusion. Pleurodesis employs a sclerosing agent (talc) that causes inflammation and scarring on the pleural surfaces so the parietal and visceral pleura adhere. This closes the space, so fluid cannot accumulate.went well and it took about an hour. They drained over 2.3 liters out of the right lung. They will keep his temporary tube in for a couple of days to continue to the drain and then it will be removed.
Pat was cracking up the nurses in recovery. We met a sweet nurse Deanna, and she said that Pat whispered to her that he had a date at 12:15 with a Tootsie Roll! We laughed and laughed. After he was brought back to the room, she surprised him with several. I guess those where left from Halloween. Pat wins the hearts of all of his nurses as he is sweet, funny and kind. The nurses here on the 6th floor were popping in the room and give him a warm welcome back.
This morning I opened up my Bible and devotionals and this is what the Lord gave me: Our capacity for knowing God is enlarged when we are brought by Him into circumstances that cause us to exercise our faith. So when difficulties block our path, may we thank God that He is taking time to deal with us, and then may we lean heavily on Him.
Pat had a Pleurodesis, which is often performed to control malignant pleural effusion and is occasionally used to control nonmalignant pleural effusion. Pleurodesis employs a sclerosing agent (talc) that causes inflammation and scarring on the pleural surfaces so the parietal and visceral pleura adhere. This closes the space, so fluid cannot accumulate.went well and it took about an hour. They drained over 2.3 liters out of the right lung. They will keep his temporary tube in for a couple of days to continue to the drain and then it will be removed.
Pat was cracking up the nurses in recovery. We met a sweet nurse Deanna, and she said that Pat whispered to her that he had a date at 12:15 with a Tootsie Roll! We laughed and laughed. After he was brought back to the room, she surprised him with several. I guess those where left from Halloween. Pat wins the hearts of all of his nurses as he is sweet, funny and kind. The nurses here on the 6th floor were popping in the room and give him a warm welcome back.
This morning I opened up my Bible and devotionals and this is what the Lord gave me: Our capacity for knowing God is enlarged when we are brought by Him into circumstances that cause us to exercise our faith. So when difficulties block our path, may we thank God that He is taking time to deal with us, and then may we lean heavily on Him.
I am leaning heavily right now on God and in fact, He is just carrying me.
Sweet dreams,
Sweet dreams,
xoxo 
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