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Dad finally got moved into a room Saturday afternoon, However, I am hoping that was for the best. They have been doing x-rays every morning & each morning his right lung has more & more fluid on it. Yesterday he was complaining of shortness of breath so they ran some blood gasses & stuff. We still have not heard the results of that.
He still has his chest tubes in & they are still draining a good bit. The doctor keeps reassuring us it is nothing to worry about though.
The big hunk of tubes & stuff in his neck was removed yesterday. He was glad to have it removed.
He is still really weak in the legs & cannot stand on his own much less walk. It is looking like rehab has there job cut out for them!
His pain has been pretty light. He MAY take one pain pill a day but usually he goes without any.
Part of his problem is his stubbornness! His little breathing exercise thing he is supposed to inhaled on quite a few times per hour pretty much just acts as decoration on his table. I was there for about 4 hours yesterday & never seen him use it. When I mention it, he flies off the handle & told me something about not being able to keep it glued to his lips. I barked back & told him that it was there for a reason & him not using it is probably the reason for his pulmonary problems. He still never picked it up & used it. I plan to talk to someone today & see if everyone will ride his ass about it! Maybe even start a chart or something & make him show his results.
He still has his chest tubes in & they are still draining a good bit. The doctor keeps reassuring us it is nothing to worry about though.
The big hunk of tubes & stuff in his neck was removed yesterday. He was glad to have it removed.
He is still really weak in the legs & cannot stand on his own much less walk. It is looking like rehab has there job cut out for them!
His pain has been pretty light. He MAY take one pain pill a day but usually he goes without any.
Part of his problem is his stubbornness! His little breathing exercise thing he is supposed to inhaled on quite a few times per hour pretty much just acts as decoration on his table. I was there for about 4 hours yesterday & never seen him use it. When I mention it, he flies off the handle & told me something about not being able to keep it glued to his lips. I barked back & told him that it was there for a reason & him not using it is probably the reason for his pulmonary problems. He still never picked it up & used it. I plan to talk to someone today & see if everyone will ride his ass about it! Maybe even start a chart or something & make him show his results.