Queenee finally got that chest tube this morning. She was having a lot of pain from the broken ribs, and the air that was leaking out of her lung and into the chest cavity was causing pressure, so the thoracic surgeon, Dr. Patel, inserted a chest tube and got the air out. Then they put her on an epidural and she looks SO much better today. She is able to take deep breaths and cough and her lung is fully inflated again. The chest tube will stay in for a few more days, but she's looking good enough that she will be moved into ICU sometime tonight.
Whew.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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