Another Night in the Hospital...Watching Friends

I spoke too soon.  Today was another day of complications and delay.  As a result, we have to stay another night at MD Anderson.  👎

The Plurex catheter in Shawn’s left lung got clogged again this morning.  Therefore, pulmonary had to be called to flush the catheter to breakup the blockage.  They did a chest x-ray and didn’t find anything concerning.  We were able to drain 700 ml of fluid a couple of hours after the flush.  If this happens at home, we don’t know what we are going to do.  Apparently they cannot continue to flush the catheter.  But, we will deal with that issue if it happens.  

In addition, the doctors continue to be somewhat concerned about Shawn Jr’s heart and ordered an echocardiogram.  They performed the echo late today and they will read the results of that tomorrow.  

On a good note, all of Shawn’s vitals and electrolytes look good. We will probably do bloodwork 1 or 2 times a week and have the results sent to MD Anderson.  We can do those labs at Quest Diagnostics in Rockwall. 

Shawn is super annoyed he has to stay another night.  He is so done with the hospital.  We are trying to make the best of it.  Shawn is off the IVs and is almost off all his medication.  Right now he is eating Pizza Hut pizza and we are watching Friends.  

So no one told you life was gonna be this way...”








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