Saturday morning, post-op day 1:
Situation Excellent! Miles is comfortable and chatty.
Miles' operation went as well as possible. Dr. Weldon inspected Miles' entire right lung, and identified five nodules to remove. All were evicted and escorted to pathology. Miles only lost an estimated 3% of his right lung volume. He says his pain never got above a "two" overnight--the epidural pain catheter in his upper back is working very well. A number of wires and tubes dip and rise from his bed, but not as many as with the rotationplasty. The chest tube is expected to be pulled after 2-3 days. Meanwhile, Miles is practicing deep breaths, working to expand his temporarily traumatized rib cage.
Breakfast is on the way. "Miles Strong" photo collage on the door. His favorite nurse, Vanya, is on the case. Great view of Boston from the tenth floor.
More later.
Great to hear the good news. Be strong!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear surgery went well and that Miles is so resilient. So impressed with the strength of all of you. Goldberg strong!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear surgery went well and that Miles is so resilient. So impressed with the strength of all of you. Goldberg strong!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear surgery went well and that Miles is so resilient. So impressed with the strength of all of you. Goldberg strong!
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