dad

dad was taken back to the hospital yesterday aftrernon ( wednesday). the chest tube had come displaced and was leaking air under his skin. (sub Q ??) while in the ER the swelling got to the point that it was putting pressure on his heart causing a few problems. He was taken down to altra sound and a new chest tube was placed. While down there the swelling got to the point where it was getting hard for him to breath. However the doctors and nurse gave him some medication to help with that and the chest tube was placed successfully. He is back up on Dom6B and will remain there for ???? unknown at this time.
He looks ( and this is moms words ) like the Pillsbury dough boy. But his heart and breathing are under control and we're back into a holding pattern with the lung. Once the swelling goes down we may beable to take him home again with the chest tube still in.