Tanya's doing much better today, mentally and physically. Her morning x-ray looked good and she went for a barium swallow test and did very well on that. When she got back to her room around 3:30pm she stood up and took steps backward and forward for about 12 minutes, which is fantastic.
Yesterday and Friday were extremely stressful, especially all day yesterday. We got a call from her nurse around 7:45am to come to the hospital as soon as possible because she was about to have another chest tube put in because of an air pocket in her chest which could cause a lung to collapse. That was some pretty awful news, and she was terrified. We got there around 8:30, right as her doctor got to the room and had all the materials ready to go to do the procedure, and noticed that her existing chest tube seemed to be doing a much better job than it apparently was before, and that maybe she didn't need an additional one put in again. So he ordered an x-ray "stat," and some time later we learned that there would be no chest tube and a huge weight lifted off everyone's shoulders.
Soon after, Tanya started drifting in and out of unconsciousness, which made her nurses a little nervous, so after trying to get her to wake up and not pass out again mid-sentence for about 20 minutes they did a blood gas test which is excruciating, and determined that she was just "really pooped." So we all let her sleep as much as she wanted after that, and this morning she's like a new person again, having had the first night of real sleep in a long time.
I have been out of town for a couple of days and just got caught up on Tanya's progress. Wow she has been through so much. I hope todays progress is the beginning of much better days to come. Tell her I think of her everyday and she is in my prayers.
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Hey beautifuls!! It's Emily.. I FINALLY found my link to this blog so I can see what's been going on. It all sounds eerily familiar ;) haha.. I know there are SO many bumps along the way. Remember that the first month is the worst - SOOO many adjustments have to be made... to the meds, the body.. it's a loooong process, and it can be painful AND terrifying. SO many unusual things will happen, but the payoff in the end is WELL worth it!! :) Tanya looks AMAZING (I looked like roadkill for the first 2 weeks after mine. haha!), and we're SO proud of her for powering through this with such courage. I will be there on Friday, Tanya and I can't wait to talk to you and see how you're doing! Hang in there girl!!!! - emily
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