WLL # 2

Hi all

With thankfulness and awe of our Master Physician I may report that they were able to do the lavage on James' right lung today, and that he is out of the O.R. recovery room and is in the Observation room on 7th floor for the night. We were not able to speak with the Dr or Anethesist (sp?) since they were whisked away somewhere else. However, the nurse read the report, and said they only needed 1.8L of Saline to do the job (as opposed to 2.2 for the left). This adds up, since the right was not as bad as the left and would not require as many rinses. However, they were not able to extract 300 mL of the Saline. They say that this will be absorbed into the body within 24-48 hours, and is not really a great concern. He will have an X-ray done tomorrow to view the success of the procedure.

James is doing relatively well at the moment, (even though he did not come out of recovery as cheerful as on Wednesday) and is only on 1L of O2 and SATing 96%. This is really good. On Wednesday at this time he need 1.5, and was 0.5 by the next day. So if this holds up, we hope to see him at 0.0L of O2 by tomorrow some time. This is optimistic on our end, but I don't think unrealistic.

It appears that the C-Diff is not under control, but we cant know if this is all because of being NPO (off feed), missing a couple of doses and being sedated, or what. By Monday he should be settled enough and they will re-test.

We are indebted to all of you who have pulled together with us and for us in prayer, encouragement, and support. In all this it is humbling to experience that neither God nor His people have forgotten us. This too is a witness of your faith.

Until next time....