Good day my FB family! Happy Friday! Well just want to give you all a status update on whats going on with me. Well Im still still having issues with the accumulation of fluid in the lung lining. The amount of fluid had been fluctuating as well as the frequency. I had been getting the fluid drained every 3 to 4 weeks, that is up until a month ago. The last 2 times I was tapped (drained), I barely reached 2 weeks from the previous tapping and the amount had increased substantially. I have been praying for this fluid to just dry up and disappear, but it hasnt and it is so painful to continue draining the fluid this way. I have so much scar tissue built up that the needles used to numb me up is just so painful. My pulmonologist had recommended I get a pleural plug several times in the past. The plug is placed in the chest wall with a long catheter attached to it so I will be able to drain the fluid myself when I feel it, so maybe every couple of days. When he told me, as well as other people telling me I should get it, I got very upset and didnt want to discuss it at any Time with any ONE! Well it wasnt until 2 weeks ago preparing to be drained for the 18TH, time, my nurse asked me how my chest felt. I told her it feels tight sometime. What she said to me totally changed my mind and opened it up for the plug procedure. My vanity about having something hanging out of my body and me seeing myself draining the fluid the thought was to much to bare. She said well having fluid constantly and it sitting and increasing daily causes the heart to work harder. She than said, just think of it this way, you have a bucket with a hole in it, you can still put water in it, but it leeks out more & more so your moving faster to get the amount of water you need. If you let the bucket dry out, you can patch it up and stop the leek! I instantly had a light bulb moment! This made so much sense to me in that moment! I told her she was an Angel & thanked her for the great example! Now Im on a mission, I have to save my beautiful heart from being so stressed trying to feed my lung with blood and oxygen! So needless to say, Monday 11/17, I meet with my Dr. to set up the procedure. I just couldnt think of draining any fluid after one of my surgeries I had to come home with 5 little drainage tubes and empty them write down how much fluid was coming out. I think that scared me for life, well until this damn fluid started messing with my HEART! So every time I go to drain that fluid, Im gonna put that tube hanging out of me, into the container and say: Say hello to my lil frenn!
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:12:11 +0000
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