Had my blood tested yesterday and all the test results were good. I talked to Dr. Haider about the drain tube procedure. He said he would OK it if they used the smaller Pleurx catheter and if it was installed before my next chemo treatment (Tuesday 12/9).
The surgeon, Dr. Haasler, agreed. The procedure is set up for Friday 12/5 at 10:15AM. I was originally told that it would be an outpatient procedure but now they want me to stay overnight in the hospital to double check it.
We found the website for the Pleurx catheter and on it they had a video on how to perform the drainage procedure. (Its amazing what you can find on the Internet). All of the necessary components are included in a sterile prepackaged kit. I think Lois feels a little better about having to do this but she's still concerned about infection. A visiting nurse will be coming to the house to walk us through it
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