Rotisserie Chicken

 After a good night's sleep,

the doctors came in this morning

and weren't happy with his left lung.

It's just not re-inflating like it should.

So...

We are trying something new and different.

They pulled and cleaned his chest tube.

Then they numbed him and filled

his lung cavity with... basically corn syrup.

A HEAVY sugar syrup.

And then a bunch of medicine.

Now, every 15 minutes he gets turned.

So lay flat on your back,

then lay on your right side,

then lay on your left side.

15 minutes each side.

Then we tipped his head up and

did the back, right and left sides.

They warned it would be very uncomfortable.

So the nurse loaded him up a syringe with

a little injectable tramadol.

He's MUCH more comfortable now.

(sound asleep)

Next we will lay him flat and then tip

the entire bed so his head is lower

and do the back, right, left thing again.

And then switch his tube back to suction

and watch it for 48 hours.

Then, on Wednesday, we will take another

x-ray.

And it will be PERFECT.

And they will send us to Hays.

(Or it won't, and they will put us on the

back burner over the holiday and see us

again next Monday....)

Meanwhile, he can't unhook from suction,

even just for a bathroom trip, so the nurse

is looking for a portable suction unit so

he will still be able to get out of bed

and walk the halls.

The PT ladies were in this morning and 

gave him the OK to put on CLOTHES

for his hall walks.

He still has to wear a yellow gown like

a batman cape to identify him as a 

fall risk patient.

But CLOTHES!!!

He has sweat pants and a flannel shirt

he is anxious to put on!

So... prayer warriors... (you probably already

got the morning update text...) we are

praying HARD for a Christmas Eve miracle.

We basically live in a Hallmark town,

so a typical Hallmark Christmas Eve 

miracle isn't unexpected, right?

Thank you everybody for your love,

prayers and support!

It means the world to us!!!