Saturday, August 15, 2009
Tanya's Lung Transplant 7: 8/15/09
It's been a full week since Tanya had her transplant, and hopefully she'll be getting a normal room tomorrow. She seemed much better today than she did yesterday, like she's actually been able to get a little sleep, and not so shaky from the meds. The pain is still a 7 out of 10, but it's going to take time for that to go away. Late Thursday night she had a bad episode of not being able to breathe right, like there was something stuck in her throat, but they took care of it with some kind of mini-bronch and fixed her up. They're keeping her on 4 liters of oxygen all the time except when she gets out of bed, they crank it to 6 liters. I think she's just weak from not enough physical activity, plus I'm sure the body takes time to get used to two brand new vital organs, and it's only been a week. Things will get better when she's able to actually walk around and get some exercise.
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Dear Tanya and Shawn,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for keeping us updated on Tanya's progress. It will be so wonderful for her to get in her own room. She has a long way to go but she is a strong willed girl and with your help and her knowing you and her family and friends are there for her is great. Tell her we send our love and prayers.
Barbara & Family