Still in ICU, and things are going as well as can be expected--all things considered. He's restless this afternoon, which I'm blaming on the fact that he's once again on narcotics (as he puts it). Pumping the morphine quite frequently, so the pain must be pretty intense. He says he can't stand the "loopy" feeling that the morphine causes, but the pain is too much. He trying to find that happy medium.
The Dr. is saying, possibly tomorrow he'll be moved from ICU. The Dr. also informed him today that during surgery a small section of one of the ribs was cut out so the Dr. could access the area of the lung he needed to without breaking the rib. Sounds terrible, but the Dr. also said you'd never know it if you weren't told. We'll see about that. Along with that, muscle also had to be cut. Just knowing this would make me restless. Last surgery, they were able to access the nodule without having to do this.
From experience, we knew these first 2-3 days wouldn't be easy ones, but things will get better.
Love you all,
Kim
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No wonder he is pushing the old morphine pump!! Get well.
Love, Michele and Gene
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