Dec. 30 Hospital Update

The thoracotomy procedure to remove the abscess between Tanya's esophagus and trachea went well, but of course she's suffering through severe pain, and up until yesterday, more severe nausea and dry heaving. It took until yesterday to finally get some things done to fix the nausea that actually worked. Some non-essential meds were discontinued and she was given phenergan which seems to be the only drug that has any effect. Since we had come in on the 8th of this month, everyone had been singing the praises of zofran for nausea, which does NOTHING. She had two chest tubes taken out the day after surgery and only spent a couple days in ICU.

Tomorrow Tanya goes for a sinus cleaning surgery at 9:00AM. It's a simple outpatient surgery and shouldn't take more than two hours. According to the doctor and her surgeon's nurse practitioner she should have her last two drainage tubes taken out and be able to go home next Tuesday. Pretty sad, but we've been suckered into the old "you'll be going home on this day" gag too many times. We don't believe it for a second anymore.