Katies VLog and Happy New Year Everyone!

My talented daughter has just made her first of many to come video blogs :Vlog. Please check her out and follow her on you tube. I think she has some great potential, and I am not just saying that because she's my daughter.(sniff, so proud!!).

I am still on the chest tubes and plan on staying on it for a few more days. The antibiotics are working well. I am draining slowly but now I have a lot of swelling in my legs. They are going to be doing ultrasound on them tomorrow to check for blood clots or any other reason for the abnormal swelling. I am beginning to look a little bit like a stalky tree trunk from the waist down. Otherwise, Neil stayed the night with me last night,which I loved, and then the kids came to see me today! I was so happy. They are going to be videoing the fireworks for me tonight and Neil may come back for an overnight tommorow night. Thank you for the phone calls and emails. I love hearing from you all and hope that everyone has a safe and HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!! love to all.

some progress

Today I am feeling a little lighter. I am not sure the exact amount, but my chest tubes are doing their job of getting some of the gook out. I have the same if not more pain, but the medicine is keeping that to a minimum. I have 3 days to go and then they will take out the tubes. I am not sure what is going to come after that but will let you know. Thank you for all your prayers.

Chest Tube Baby,,,,

Well they had to go ahead and give me the chest tubes this afternoon. It involves 3 tubes feeding straight into my lungs. They go in just under my breast and down into the lung cavity, It was some of the worst pressure I have felt in a long time, but it immediately removed over 200 cc's of fluid, This is to stay in for about 3 days as they slowly fill it with medicine, than turn on the pump and slowly suck it out, All I can say is thank goodness for painkillers! I feel pretty loopy and typing is a chore so until things change significantly this will be my last post for a while. Keep up those prayers and I am sending love your way,