Day 3 - Stay 2

I decided to go to work today since there is nothing I can do for Cheryl at the hospital. I called her about mid-morning and she told me that she feels better and has more energy than she has had in weeks. The thorasic PA told her that they may be sending her home with oxygen to avoid the problems of dyspnea (shortness of breath) that she has had before. The vacuum drain lines will probably come out tomorrow so that will give her greater freedom of movement to get up and begin walking the halls.

They are still working to dissolve the blood clots and get her blood thinner adjusted to a maintenance dose. Hopefully, we will know more when I go up to check on her this afternoon.

Pray for a speedy recovery from this setback so we can get on with the chemo.

When I got to the hospital this afternoon, they had removed the suction drains from Cheryl's chest and told her that she will be going home on Saturday. It looks like they will be able to start her chemo about mid-week. We will have more details when we get the discharge paperwork.