Saturday morning....I know better than to leave the house today due to traffic.
Check out/in Day...primo vacation weeks....
 Saw the surgeon yesterday and had the wire stitches removed from the chest tubes ...ouch.
Looking forward to a shower today.

It is July 23. I have been home from the hospital for 11 days.
Long story short, I went in as an outpatient for another Thoracentesis which is the procedure that drains the fluid from the pleural sac surrounding the lung. This was the 3rd time I've needed since I returned to DE in November,
Once again the Pulmonologist drained  1 1/2  liters. As normal procedure requires I am given a quick chest X Ray to determine there is no damage to the lung.
 Well, the lung had collapsed and as a precaution I was kept overnight.I was also referred to a surgeon to perform another procedure, under sedation, called a Pleurodesis which involves placing a powdery substance into the pleural space causing the space to close.
 I then had 2 chest tubes placed on my right side to drain any remaining fluid which took several days.
I was completely bed confined until they were finally removed,
 The pain was controlled and I slept a lot.
The hospital procedure was the usual chaos...portable Xray at 6 AM followed by numerous visits by the hospitalist, respiratory therapy, breakfast with NO REAL COFFEE.....etc etc etc.
 I had a spin with the PT who is actually retired from Beebe but I knew him from Milford Rehab and Out patient therapy when i was recovering from knee surgery.
 Peg and Dot and Dot's sister came to visit several times a well a giving me a ride home.
I am feeling better and stronger...have a nurse coming in 2X for vitals and PT.