Hey so fun fact if you're going into hospital overnight for anything consider bringing a sleep blindfold with you, can't completely turn off room lights, and I'm just waiting to pass out from exhaustion at this point seeing as I ain't gonna be able to naturally doze off with that lighting up the whole room when I'm trying to get some gosh darn sleep before my procedure damnit
basically I'm having a pleurectomy at Some Point today on my left lung to hopefully stop that lung from having any more pneumothoraces (and then in a few weeks I'm supposed to be having the same procedure done on my right lung). really not looking forward to the recovery period.
Well I've had the procedure done and I now have a tube in my side (again) and am in a state of pain and discomfort and having an incredibly dry throat (and idk if these painkillers are doing much at all)
thanks everyone. got some sleep, doing alright today, just had the morphine drip removed (ngl the cannula for that was rather uncomfortable anyway), still a bit high from the morphine, but still got the chest drain though. things looking promising overall. throat still dry but overall slowly starting to feel a bit more human
What happened??
basically I'm having a pleurectomy at Some Point today on my left lung to hopefully stop that lung from having any more pneumothoraces (and then in a few weeks I'm supposed to be having the same procedure done on my right lung). really not looking forward to the recovery period.
good luck
Hope it doesn't take long, keep ur spirits up!
Well I've had the procedure done and I now have a tube in my side (again) and am in a state of pain and discomfort and having an incredibly dry throat (and idk if these painkillers are doing much at all)
okay, turns out that it is in fact possible to turn off the lights on this room.
Get well soon. The docs know what they're doing, if your nurses give you a hard time be sure to ask for one
thanks everyone. got some sleep, doing alright today, just had the morphine drip removed (ngl the cannula for that was rather uncomfortable anyway), still a bit high from the morphine, but still got the chest drain though. things looking promising overall. throat still dry but overall slowly starting to feel a bit more human