Dad had a good day. We saw marked improvement by the end of the day. He ate well and continued to exercise his right lung. He uses the pillow he is holding to help him cough. Mom thought he was cute holding his heart pillow while he slept!
They removed his chest drain tube today. It was nice to have one gone but I think they added a couple other things. It is amazing how many things they can put into him at one time. He gets tired of the poking and moving and prodding but if he is complaining, we know he is feeling better.
He is doing a good job of managing his pain. They set him up with a morphin button and he still has an epidural. If he feels pain, he pushes one of the two buttons to feed himself more medicine. He has put himself on pretty tight restrictions (tighter than the doctor even). They are watching his kidneys and his diabetes and his oxygen levels and on and on. It gets a little bit overwhelming but so far, so good.
Mom will stay with him tonight and then Jen will be back in the morning. I will take the afternoon shift again because we want to have one of us with him at all times. We are praying for continued improvements. One step at a time; one day at a time. We so appreciate your encouraging words and prayers. Blessings.
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You all are in my prayers. Jeff's dad, Skip, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, and then a the uppper left lobe. He smoked for many years. Actually, right up to the time he was diagnosed. Anyway, After recovering from surgery he survived another 14 years. He died when he was 82 from other complications. The intent in telling you all this is...there is life after lung cancer. I am praying for you all to have an abundance of hope. I know God has is arms around you all. Love you all.
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