Friday, May 30, 2008 – Thoracentesis: Take Two

I guess asking Betsy to take over the Blog was too much for her.

This morning she was experiencing shortness of breath so it was off to the Anne Arundel Medical Center Emergency Room to get a handle on things.

Before anyone gets spun up over the words “emergency room”, going there was done at the urging of her chemotherapy nurse practitioner, Hollis. As an aside we’re meeting with Hollis tomorrow morning and will know more about chemo when we are done.

As emergency rooms go this one is pleasant enough and the staff was all very professional. But it was cold as hell!

To make a long story short the visit ended with Betsy being tapped like a maple tree to evacuate fluid from around one of her lungs. The last time we went through this exercise she was tapped on both her right and left sides. This time it was only the left. I don’t know if that’s really an improvement or not.

After Betsy's oil change she was markedly improved. The next time this is done I'll see if they can rotate her tires too.

Anytime you think your life sucks, take a deep breath and think again. Between you and me whatever suckiness we’re going through doesn’t compare to what Betsy is going through.

Please keep the prayers and comments coming.

PS: I've got 7 acres of grass over on the eastern shore that hasn't been cut in well over a month. Any takers to help attack it next week end? Weather permitting.