Submitted by Laura on Fri,
12/21/2012 - 1:36pm
Hi everyone! Laura
here!!! So good updates for today, your prayers are working. My
pain has been less over the last two days...I am about a 5 in pain and anticipate
that it will be way better once I get these 2 last chest tubes removed.
GREAT news this AM, the
biopsy came back and I am NOT in rejection!!!! I am so overly thankful
for this news.....to sum it up, no infection and no rejection. At this
point, they are thinking it was such a stressful surgery to my body (3.5 hours
to get my right lung out of my body, layer by layer, cemented to my chest
wall), that it's just taking longer to heal and for fluids to reabsorb.
They are thinking of pulling the chest tubes and seeing how simple
exercise, walking, physical therapy, and good nutrition will help my lungs
fully expand. In a couple weeks, I could go back for a small thoracotomy,
where they open a small part of the incision and suck out a little fluid to help
me expand....but that isn't until far down the line.
I will be moving out of
the ICU probably later today to 5th floor, which is more room space, all redone
and has I think 24 hour visiting hours. Wayyyyyy more comfy. I
don't think I'll be home for Christmas, but that's okay~I'm not even thinking
about that. I am simply thinking about my blessed birthday gift and
selfless donor and donor family. I have so much love in my heart for this
person (I have another person's lungs!?!?!? What!?!??! Wow!).
So, I will continue to
push on hard with my exercises. The more un-sick visitors I get, maybe
the more exercise and walks I will go on =).
Thank you for everyone's
continued thoughts and love. I really appreciate you all!!!!!
Laura XO
Pictures from my first
walk, lots of cords!!:
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