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Post revision surgery complications
Dave had revision surgery on the 19th. Seemed better for a day or 2. Then the spitting, coughing and vomiting started. Had 2 chest tubes inserted to drain fluid. Drained quite a bit. Yesterday he had another time inserted and more drained. A CT showed slight contrast residual near the recent surgical site. A possible leak. Today, no coughing or anything. The GI team described tomorrow's procedure to use a scope to determine if there is a leak. Possible fixes...a stent or an EOS sponge. Now Dave is trying to decide whether or not to proceed. Either one comes with more risks. I think he feels like if something can go wrong in his mind, it will. Its been a rough 7 months with progress met with back steps. Too many unknowns. Too many what ifs.
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What is the update on this?
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He had a sponge placed on 12/1. Did okay forv2 days til his heart rate spiked. Hes been in ICU since. On the 4th they confirmed the sponge is still in the right place. He has 2 chest tubes draining a significant fluid buildup in his chest. His blood pressure is soft. Guess they don't like to say low. His blood glucose is high so he gets insulin. He had 2 days of delirium...that was the worst for me. Thats resolved but he has a Foley catheter and a poop tube. He'll be hospitalized for a while longer. The hole at the anestemosis is most troubling. I pray he'll get thru this to get back to a reasonably normal life. Whatever that means.